A secret keeper’s role–it’s not that difficult
hiding at the back of a cave
a scintillating light just at the mouth
the flicker of diamonds held together by
white gold on a 1.8k Tiffany ring
best protected when forgotten
or hidden among 30k rings.
A secret keeper keeps secrets, not promises
holds on to them, reaches out to them,
snatches them away into the cool, damp space
near the base of a mountain on the side that faces the sun
at 7 am every day, for 15 minutes, the most vulnerable time
for those who can’t bother to get out of bed,
the light
unable to penetrate half-open eyes
just may get stolen.
Of course, if the secret is out,
the debt can be exchanged in promises
which also come in shiny Tiffany rings
at the few-have-ventured-and-returned
deep end of the cave
an eternal search.
Lucy Zhang 