Hush, let no
words come
out of your
young lips.
Keep the
events of
violence
and subtle
manipulation
hidden
inside your
innocent
mind.
Young as you are,
you have no
power against
the men and
women who
rank above you.
Keep their lies
a secret,
young one.
Keep them in
between the folds
of your lashes
and below
your tongue.
Hush.
No one
wants to
hear a young mind
speak.
You are ignorant
in the eyes
of adults.
You do not
know what you
are seeing
nor understand
the events
that unfold
so closely
in front of you.
Hush.
[R.L.B]
B