if you could read my mind

i write a letter.

a long letter. ink and paper.

the whole thing.

i sit at my desk. the light on.

the window open.

i begin.

word follows word.

thought into thought.

i tell you exactly what's on

mind, in my heart.

i leave no doubt

as to where i am or where

i'm going.

i read it again, then again,

then fold it

and put it in an envelope.

placing it in a drawer

with all the other letters

i'll never send.