parallel currents

I've been in this town for a while

and I'm not going away just yet

we have history

we laugh and chat away

we stay in here, now

it's in the silence

it's in our eyes

common knowledge

common understanding

we won't refer to it

although this seems

shrewd and shallow

we won't mention it

below the surface

a strong undercurrent

background noise

of lower frequency

words can't break into it

don't listen to it

stay in here, now

we have history

it's better with it-

better to leave it

alone.