Super Duper Poetry Vol. 2 March 2015 | Page 9

Heather

We
 had
 to
 keep
 it
 a
 secret

but
 I
 know
 why.

I’m
 not
 mad,

I
 just
 wish
 they

understood

so
 I
 wouldn’t

have
 to
 hold

your
 hand
 under

the
 lunch
 table

and
 look
 away
 when
 you
 smiled.

By
 J.D.
 Lilac

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