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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Expose (08/22/13)

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• TITLE: Small Talk | Previous Challenge Entry
  By Linda Goergen
  08/29/13
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“How are you today?”
my friend on the phone asked
“Pretty good,” I said
but I’m not
and I don’t know why
so how can I reveal an inner feeling
that has not identified itself
except to let me know it exists
restless
I head off to do some shopping
and run into a neighbor
that answers my query
of how she’s doing
with “Pretty good—”
then changes the conversation
to the weather and
just having gotten her dog groomed
so we don’t talk about her cancer
and I feel guilty
my dogs need some pampering too
but I don’t have time
because I am off to the nursing home
greeted by the nurse with
“How do you like the new patient’s paintings?”
I stare at the wall of art
see my dad’s name on a picture
where he colored a big cloud
dark gray—like a shadow
blocking the sun
like a storm waiting to happen
and I don’t know
how I feel
so I just say “Pretty good—"
but it’s not
and I’m not sure why
over an hour there of
constant chit-chat
leaves me feeling
like nothing was said—nothing
unveiled
sadness seeping through smiles
leaves me anxious
to get home
where I fall to my knees
forsaking small talk
seeking God talk
admitting
all is not pretty good
I expose myself
to my Creator
where He turns me
inside out
lays me bare
and shows me
unfiltered
truth.

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