You Do Not

You Do Not

You 

do not know

Me

You suppose

guess

conjure

judge and 

assume

but

you 

do not Know

Me

You have never asked me

about my deepest loves

my passions

or

the greatest tragedies of my life

You know

my face

my laugh

my smile

my scowl

my AnGeR

but

you

do not Know

Me

Me.....

as I am in my moments

such as

Now

Me.....

when I muse

silently

quietly 

pushing aside cobwebs

to peek at memories of the past

...what I have seen...known

Who am I

I have kept that to myself

and shared my secrets

with the dead

whose tongues are 

silent.

Copyright 1999 Louise Ann Stowell.  All Rights Reserved