Whispers

I can hear the whispers

The worry in their eyes

They think that I'm not coping

They think they can see through lies

Just because I don't talk to them

They think I don't talk at all

Just because I don't sleep at night

They think I don't sleep at all

I can hear their thoughts

I can read them in their eyes

I can see their lips move

I can see through their lies

They're going to make their move soon

They're going to try to take me away

They want me to move on

They want me to be ok…

… in their way

I know where they want me to go

The path they want me to tread

But I don't like that path

I prefer the ones in my head

Just because I don't cry out loud

They think I don't cry at all

Just because I take my time

They think I'm about to fall

Fits of depression were never my style

I preferred to stay in the cloud all day

I may be looking right at them

But my thoughts are far away

They think because I don't listen to them

I don't listen at all

They think because I don't trust them

I don't trust at all

But I hear more than they think I do

I hear the thoughts in their minds

And the fears in their hearts

And the worry in their eyes

And the lies on their lips

And those wistful, hopeful sighs