Can’t you just read my mind? Poem

I’m afraid to express my feelings

I don’t want to seem a certain way

I don’t want to be high maintenance

When it comes out, I explode

Can’t you just read my mind so I don’t have to tell you?

Bottle it up, until it’s full

It all comes out at once

I want one thing but can’t say what it is

You should be able to figure it out

Can’t you just read my mind?

I’ve sent so many messages

Or so I’ve thought

But you don’t pick those messages up

So again, can’t say what I’m feeling or wanting

Can’t you just read my mind?

You don’t get it, you never will

I can’t express what my mind wants

So I’ll just bottle it up

Time and time again