(Between the Parentheses)

I have learned
To communicate with you
Between the parentheses.

You do not say what you mean
What you want
Or intend.

Rather, you allude to it
Hoping I will decipher
The mystery presented.

It would be much easier
To simply state your mind
In simple sentences.
But I chase you
In never ending games
Of hide and seek
Or charades.

I gotta tell you, girl
Though I love you
You weary me
In quests for that
Which should be simple.

You make the easy hard
The simple complex
And the joyful
Numbing.

I am trying to tell you the truth.
But I’m afraid
You also listen
Between the parentheses.