Kept Secrets

20th April 2024

A whisper here and a tampered truth

Simple white lies to protect and soothe

A family legacy of keeping secrets

Has ultimately ended in regrets

I believed you told me your whole world

But you held back so much

Trying to seal and protect me

But ultimately you were only saving face

Nothing serious brought out on the open

Everything said is fine and golden

If you just had one mention

We would have gotten true connection

I feel cheated and robbed from what we had

I feel sad and angered for what we shared

I feel confused and frustrated for your heart

I feel misunderstood from the way we part

I would have changed my life for you

But you never truly let me in

You let me to believe you were free from sin

Loved all parts of you not thrown in the bin

May your family ultimately learn from this

To be open and love and gain support

To speak the truth and not hide from pain

For the fear of pain is harder than pain itself