Nuances
I understand the nuances of unspoken words
Messages encoded into lingering stares
Conversations held with winks across the room
Love poems written on the edge of a smile.
"I love you" disguised as "How are you?"
Asked again and again
As "Hey big head"
As "Have you eaten?"

I understand that sometimes, what you're trying to say
Is exactly what you're trying not to say

Addendum:
How are you?

can you deal with the stares. the words unheard, the subtle none verbal nuances. Listen to the noise in what they call silence. hear what this world has to say. can you read between the lines or are you looking hard for something that isn't really there. searching so hard you make it appear. the air whispers in your ear, the river tells a story seldom heard. listen to the unspoken word