what do you have to say for
yourself
you say nothing
what can you say
words will either
save your relationship
or doom it
but silence
is key
you say nothing
do you have
something to say
to me
you don’t
you feel nothing
more than nothing
you feel ill
you feel like a child
wanting to be left
alone
not interrogated
you say nothing
I hate you
she says
you look at her
you smile inside
you have been
given an out
do you take it
though
will she haunt you
or could you be
without her
that’s the choice
you have and you have
exactly six seconds to
make it.
Mike Lafontaine has lived in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. He has had a lot of crappy jobs and some good ones; he seems to attract women with mental problems. He has loved and lost; lost hope and regained it. He earned a (BA) Bachelor of Arts in Drama, Writing and Performance and then a (MA) Masters Degree in Creative Writing from Macquarie University. He currently lives in Sydney, Australia with his girlfriend and their dog Lloyd.