Secret

There’s something I need to get off my chest
A pang in my wrist
an ache in my head
a lump on my lip
a ringing in my ear
a cough that doesn’t cough
on me
over me
around me
surrounding me
I have a secret
a burden
and it’s becoming harder
to hold on
to hold in
I told a tree
a dog
the mirror
my secret burden
but I don’t feel better
can I tell you my secret
will you help me
to carry it
you on one end
me on the other
you can tell me yours too
and we can carry each
over the hills
over time