You never say my name <br /> <br />as if you are afraid that <br />it would bind you to me, <br />that the utterance of the <br />syllables which define me <br />would hold you to some <br />invisible promise... <br />a promise you are <br />unable to keep <br /> <br />and I scream at you and <br />claw at your indifference <br />towards my need <br />while you commit yourself <br />to your silence <br /> <br />when it matters most to me <br />to hear you say <br />my name <br /> <br />* translated from Afrikaans<br /><br />YURI DURAAN<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/you-never-say-my-name/
