(hear)

I don’t tell you
things any more
because I know
you don’t really
want to hear.
It weighs you down,
and in that one way
you like to travel
light.
To keep your life
simple of other people’s
perceptions and needs.
You like to go your way,
to do the things
you want to do,
and leave the rest
to someone else.
I am learning
to do the same.

6/16/00