There are some things you simply don’t say to people. Well, a
lot of thing, actually. Such as your breath stinks to high heaven’, I really
don’t like you’, or `you have the most annoying sounding voice’. That is, if
you’re a polite type of person.
But, there are other words that you don’t say because
you don’t want people to worry, be bothered, get upset. I spend my life not
making waves. I learned how to pilot my boat so softly and gently that the
water around me barely moved. I knew what not to say and what to avoid. I knew
by intuition and careful listening and watching. I wonder if I’m still doing
that. Keeping words inside, locked up tight. No. I don’t have to wonder because
I know I am. I know there are thoughts I can’t let others know about; feelings
I can’t share. I suppose I need to accept this because I don’t see it changing.
That’s just the way life is when you protect your people.
I refrain from uttering life-ending words so that others may
continue their life. The irony runs high, oh so high.
-Cynic Ninja
