TO TELL THE TRUTH

 
Yesterday I wrote a poem to Ann,
That started out being written as a letter.
I don't know, I can't explain it...
I just enjoy poems, ...better.
 
I wrote yesterday’s message reluctantly,
Of plans that might never be.
It wasn't intended for publication,
But the words just issued from me!
 
This happens sometimes when I begin to write..
I need shorthand to capture it all.
It's often embarrassing when I read it back,
Because what I've said could be my downfall!
 
I made a promise to myself long ago...
That no poem I write be Untrue...
I simply tell what I feel at the time,
Whether it concerns ME or YOU!
 
So many times when I've completed a poem,
I check it over, hastily...
I'm usually surprised to learn something further
About this person that I call ME!
 
I 'pick my brain' and ask myself...
"Is this REALLY the way that I felt?"
It gives me an insight to my very center,
Where inhibitions and barriers melt.
 
Sometimes I’m pleased with the answers I get..
Then there are times when I'm truthfully not;
But the advantages of searching my mind this way,
Are I can remedy some 'hang-ups' I've still got!
 
 
 
                                     jac  4-23-81

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