I pretend not to notice.
as your eyes pierce holes through my soul.
I pretend you aren't there.
but your voice reverberates through the room.
Somebody approaches me.
They mention your name.
I shake it off as if you were nothing.
But then-
They mention what you say.
About me.
I freeze.
A lie.
A terrible, terrible lie.
the tears well up.
I try to not let them know what I feel
My heart begins to pound.
I search for an escape
Someone sees me.
Can they tell?
Do they know?
My hands shake violently
I try to hide.
Is this instinct?
Is this what I have been trained to do?
have you won?