Pain
A friend of mine shared that they were sexually abused as a child, just the other day. His eyes were dark and pained , even though he was smiling The comment was almost hidden within another comment on another subject but it was there and screamed within a sentence like an Opera singer's High B I've heard many confessions like this before. Being a former Samaritan it was an almost commonplace event on the phone lines But it was only a second such sharing I had ever received from a friend And I paused for a moment Thinking carefully on how to respond. " That was a brave thing to share" I told him after the pause He nodded and made light of everything so I asked if he wanted to talk about things " Not now!" he told me firmly And that's where we left it There is so much pain hidden away in some people The secret of it sometimes showing in their eyes