beautiful lies

pretend

you always pretend
not to know,
not to care,
not to be aware.

and i always
had to pretend
like it's okay for
you not to know.
you didn't really have to.
i don't want you to know
that you're hurting me.
i don't want you to know
that i'm insatiably insane
for you.

but, please,
let me know if you are too.
then there might still
be hope for us two.