=Secrets=

Secrets are
"For your eyes only."
chopped in red on a beige
manila folder like a fresh graze.

Open it carefully lest they
unbind and scatter where other
eyes may fall upon by chance
or more-

Never read aloud or even
under your breath what lies
under the beige cover stamped in red.
Take off your glasses even,
for they will reflect your gaze.

Now you are bound to the secret,
but only loosely, like a pet
you can still abandon at will.
But the secret is bound to you,
completely dependent until
death or time decay.

So never ask and never open
folders stamped in red,
dressed in innocuous beige.
Yes, never kiss those lips,
for beneath the tongue is poison.