The Usual Protest And The Unusual One

the usual protest is when you
say something for the person to know
that there is something that you do not like
and that you want that something to be
corrected or at least be improved a bit
but what you say falls on deaf ears

the unusual one comes next
you pretend that there is nothing wrong
that nothing is unusual
and that everything is smooth as usual
and you do not tell anymore that something
is wrong and both of you goes on with your lives
as though there is nothing wrong
and that you are well and
too submissive
and of course this pleases her
to her core

the other one asks if you're ok
in the middle of a cold weather
and you will say
everything is perfect
despite the shiver

and then she will find out that
one day you are gone
an empty house shall not
even tell her why

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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