Don't Ask Me

Don't ask me to tell you the truth
because all I can feel are the lies.
Pretty fiction jumping off the page
through a mouth swallowing
the juicy syllables.
Don't ask me to look you in the eye
because my gaze is glued
to the ground.
Deep brown eyes meet the dirt
and get buried while
weeping.
Don't ask me to open up
because my soul has been trapped
behind a big, silver door
and someone forgot
the key.
Forgive me, believe me,
but please,
don't
don't ask me.