Sometimes we feel confused in our relationships, and problems come up which we don't talk about. This can lead to big communication problems down the track, where it feels like you can't say anything at all because there is so much you haven't talked about - you don't even know where to begin to start. But you wish you could express your feelings. Here's a poem from a woman in this kind of situation.

There are times you have hurt me

But it's hard to show you the way

They've scared me and confused me

When I keep hiding it away

As often as I'm quiet

I have screamed inside

But I've tried to face the truth

Before I've found a place to hide

I have found and lost reality

Pretending to be strong

Searched myself for answers

What am I doing wrong?

I've wished I wasn't so naieve

I've wanted to express

Words to show my honest thoughts

At the right time to confess.

But I've held it all in so long now

That it's no longer clear

There seems no easy answer

There seems so much to fear

I don't always look the way I feel

Can you see in me?

Can you help me find the courage

To set my feelings free?