The smallest of them you realise in a heartbeat.
The mispronunciation of a name -
The stuttering of words -
Dropping the cutlery on the floor.
You deal with the consequences immediately.
The understandable look of shame -
The internal frustration.

Why is it that the largest stay hidden.
Days, weeks, months.
Silence.
Nothing to be said.
Until the day of reckoning.
The realisation.
The shame.
Fear.


                         How terrifying.
Nothing can be done,
With only crippling consequences to come.