you expect me to be there.

you expect me to be there
to wait;
to listen;
to be gentle
just like always and forever;
to be calm, forgiving.
and that's okay.

you expect me to be there
hopeful;
smiling at you;
being at my happiest;
loving till the end
of the time we'll spend together
just the two of us.
and that's okay.

you expect me to be there
silent;
living in guiet rage;
with unsaid words
hanging on my breath
every time I inhale.
and that's okay.
--for now--

V.