Silent Missives (for him on Mother's Day)

Silent Missives

writing is my solace,
my redeeming compensation
for the times I cannot speak
to tell of my myriad feelings.

my thoughts are sometimes
too complex to express
in verbal communication;
often it tears my heart.

so I compose poetry,
hoping you will understand me.
often you do recognize me
in the intricate lines.

rarely do you find confusion
in these intimate missives.
the feelings I dispatch
often touch you deeply.

so I will continue to write,
mainly to and for you,
although it is unclear
to anyone else; I am hidden.

you even warn me when
I reveal too much of myself,
so I feign fiction
to cover my overexposure.