“Black Hole”                                                                                                     

She takes it all in.

Silent, watching and listening

to all they tell her privately                                            

and all she gathers on her own.

Vera hates Jack

because he clicks his tongue.

She’s there for them,

for anyone who needs her.

Though she keeps her mouth shut

and her own thoughts hidden.

She hates Vera

because she acts like a ditz.

She’s there to listen,

taking in all their problems.

Whatever they must tell someone

but still keep secret from all others.

Nick’s been sleeping

with Lewis’s girlfriend.

They have sworn her to secrecy.

She cannot tell a soul

the things she has heard.

She knows everything.

Vera’s secretly

in love with Lewis.

Everyone confides in her

without knowing that

everyone else does too.

If they only knew all that she knew...

Lewis is the one who’s been writing

the secret love letters to Vera.

Sucking it all in

she must not let any of it escape

the black hole of her mind.