Talk To Me

Talk to me, – talk to me, – talk to me, - Tell me what you keep inside – Talk to me, – talk to me, – talk to me, - Tell me all about your life – You sit – like you’re waiting for something – Or trying not to be – I wonder – without asking out loud – What brings you here – why here with me – Tell me where you learned that smile – The careful one – you don’t explain – The one that says you’ve been through it – But won’t – give anything a name – I stay – where I’m supposed to be – Close enough – to hear you breathe – Holding questions – I won’t say – Practicing them – silently – Talk to me, – talk to me, – talk to me, - Like this wondering – won’t show – Like I’m not asking in my head – If you’ll – stay a moment longer –