I Don't Want to be Expressive!

I am tired of being expressive

Strange - you will wonder.

For people long to express

But how, they always ponder.

While I cannot hold my emotions

Even when I need to.

Sometimes it puts me in trouble,

Which I don't intend to!

I feel too much and say too much,

And life doesn't work like that!

You need to keep some things private

Not reveal everything you feel when you chat.

Some feelings are just too intense

Some are too overwhelming, for all you know

Some simply exist

And are not for all to know.

Being an open book does not always help

When you don't know how to keep to yourself.

Sometimes, silence probably says more than words can tell.

How I wish I could learn this spell!