Do I dare

Do I dare write about this

about real honesty

about what stands in front of me

next to me

always there

all day?

Do I dare point this out

without you asking

who was this about

what if

I don't want you to know?

What if

I just want to get it out

but you're here too

some things I want to tell

underneath layers of metaphors

pages of hidden meaning

messages in between the lines?

What if

I dare to speak what I really think

even if I don't want to hear it myself

but so that the rest of the world can hear me

while I remain relatively anonymous?

Some things

you will learn

others

you will never know of

and that's how life goes;

you don't have to be all-knowing and perfect

you don't need to be the best

you have so much already

but do I dare to mention what you have?

Our differences?

Your mistakes

like you do with me?

Please

give me a break

I want peace and quiet

but I don't dare say it

if I do, you treat it as a joke

you think I'm all fun and games

but I got hurt a while ago.

Do I dare say it, though?