MISUNDERSTANDING

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Here’s the equivalent of an unsolicited dick pic
My telling, all at once
A jolt (Say it!) A ruinous burden.
For sure, over-communication.
Softer, maybe a misunderstanding?
That’s human.
Prufrock felt it — the sprawling on a pin.
As the anticipation of rejection danced in his head.
“That is not what I meant, at all.”
The need to be understood and to understand.
The shame of being human.
A simple matter of living and expressing.
Or have I got it wrong?
Is it more like the man who exposed himself
To make me feel like a thousand ants needling at my skin?
Is it about control?
This is not my intention so much as seeking relief
From a life of constant misunderstanding.