You Don't Write

You Don’t Write

By

Nathan Caleb Camerer

You don’t write when we are happy

I can’t believe you said that

I write about the good times,

But only to remember them

I write about the bad times,

But only to say what I couldn’t

You’ve never tried to help me write in the good times

You just complain that I am not giving you attention

You’ve never helped me write in the bad times

You just complain that I make you look like an asshole

You don’t write about me

You’ve never shared with me what’s in those notebooks

I don’t write when we are happy

Give me a reason

I’ll write about us

I could write about how much I desire you next to me

There could be something written about how you make me feel

The good times, how they once outnumbered the bad

The bad times, that now are more common than the good

It’s a low spot, so I’ll write about that

I might write about you not caring

Maybe you should write

Write me something that tells me what to write

You don’t write either