Child's Play

(Mary Blake)

Description of two people who are interested/involved in each other but are not connecting. Both are afraid, or too proud, or otherwise deterred. Inwardly they care deeply, but they can't seem to will themselves to the place of vulnerability.

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A game of hide-and-seek for two: you run from me, I run from you, the endless game that tears inside. We want to touch; instead we hide and peek at one another from behind the masks we wear. We spy from darkened corners, black Compelled to hold our feelings back Lest the other know about The secrets that we won’t let out The words that stifle in our throats Confessions we don’t dare. A game of hide-and-seek for two: you search for me, I search for you, but every time the long chase ends we race away and hide again and toss our heads assuredly as if we didn’t care.

© Mary Blake 2017

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