We Need To Not Talk


from the ABC set Love Bites

We Need To Not Talk by Neil McCall

we need to not talk;
we need to ignore our differences
and conduct ourselves like grown adults;

we need to not listen;
we need to restrain our feelings
and behave like rational human beings;

then we can wilt together
like unwatered sunflowers
on a dusty shadowed landing
turning our limp faces to the wall.

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