Silly Little Secrets Paul D. WilkeJul 27, 20221 min readUpdated: May 13Though I'm older nowI still have a secret I want to sing,a little thingreally, but I don't dare,because everyone knowssecrets are like dreams andno one cares about your dreams (or mine!). You know and I know we all have secret songswe hide from fear the world will laugh(which it will, oh yes, it will!),and so from fear of that laughter, we bury them deepdeepdeepSODEEPin our secret selves,where they fester and curdle and rotin the darkness, until they finally pass(or so I'm told)and are gone forever,along with our illusions of youth,until we're left cleansed and purged of silly little secretsand the songs they sing,or so I'm told. ----Falls ChurchMarch 2022