Dismissive with a grin

People are rarely so obvious
to me
as when they are dismissive

A smile creeps accross their face
they stare directly into
my eyes
And every word they speak is
a patronizing lie

They breathe heavily through their nostrils
they are like statues
It is their poker stare

They say words like
"Definitely" and
phrases like "For Sure"
and they hang on the "r" sound for sooo
long

And there is never any reason too
we usually have only just met
or it is about more trivial
than trivial

I want to walk away from it
but I smile
and they smile
They know, that I know
they are forking their tongues
we each have each other figured out
but I'm the only one who isn't lying

Say what you mean to me
I promise I can handle it
no kid gloves
give my face a slap
strike me with everything you've got

Don't promise me water
and light my shoes on fire.