Do not expect your sly smiles
Gentle sighs
And angled acts will speak more clearly
Than words set down without prejudice
Intentions represented as fact
For the things that matter.
Set foundations in your sentences
Stick to them
Construct on them your actions.
Do not expect a heavy look
Or staring at the dishes
To get anything done.
Passive-aggression is so overdone
And even when we know
We’ll refuse to understand,
On principle.
Use your words
Spiteful, Angry, Loving, Affectionate
Biting, Uplifting, Frustrated, Depressed
Uninterested, Excited, Lonely, Lost.
Speak to me
To Him
To Her
To Xem.
Speak Up
Speak Out!
Shout, if you have to
But be sensitive as well.
Use your words
Resign yourself not to silent acceptance
Of mediocrity unfit.
Moonlit Poetry 