
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
October 14, 2006
This poem was originally written October 14, 2006 and spoke of a time of very unhappy marital issues...The "elephant" was the mismatch of the relationship in the first place. All of the fault finding and back and forth ultimately was just a bad decision from the start, something we both realize now.
Casually waltzing the night away in a ballroom far from home
Spinning, running the gamut of party games with one eye closed
Ignoring the way you really feel about me
and me about you
Prancing off to powder your slightly upturned nose
While the elephant grows
Sitting in the balcony of the gymnasium somewhere in Act 3
Snapping too many pictures, wiping tears of pride
Next to each other and yet never so alone, you and I
Prancing off during intermission with your slightly misty eyes
As the elephant grows in size
How can everyone notice it except for you
The thickness of stress, the sense of doom
Can it be that you can’t see
Can it be you won’t believe
The elephant inside the room
Taking a vacation from all the worktime stress
Packing too many clothes and inappropriate dress
What you really need a vacation from
Is the one who sits beside you
Can we keep the elephant out of view?
How can everyone notice it except for you
The thickness of stress, the sense of doom
Can it be that you can’t see
Can it be that you won’t believe
The elephant inside the room
You seem to see my every blemish, flaw and fault
Whether it is too little conversation or too much salt
You seem to see every uncut blade of grass
Or every five minutes late, every unwashed glass
You seem to see it clear to let your anger bloom
But cannot see the elephant inside the room
Can it be that you cannot see
Can it be that you won’t believe
The elephant inside the room