she never tells
her friend
how scared she is.
she never tells
the fleeting glances
the flirting
the constant reassuring.
she never tells.
he never tells
his daughter
how attracted he is.
the way she moves.
the way she talks.
the way she just is.
he never tells.
she never tells
her friend
how ashamed she is
to look this way.
to act this way.
to be this way.
she never tells.
he never tells
his daughter
that every time her friend comes over
albeit it isn't as often as it used to be,
he wants her for his own.
he never tells.
she's scared.
she leaves.
he's lustful.
he follows.
•he always will.•
