can’t you see

do you think you have successfully veiled your actions?
do you think they are not plain for everyone to see
as if you had splashed them in bright paint all over the canvas?
there is at least one whose eyes are not jaded
who is watching from the sidelines every move you make
observing, calculating, wondering, worrying
not wanting to step in for fear of being burned
for I know you will burn me
you don’t want to accept what you’re doing
but you surely must know that it is wrong
do you battle with yourself over it in your mind?
over and over until you have convinced yourself this is normal?
can’t you see
all these internal struggles will earn you is a headache
face what you are doing, come to terms with your mistakes
see that the people around you are not as blind as you thought
and that your motives are not as hidden as you hoped
there will always be someone watching what you do