Conceal No More

What superficial concepts these are? When we are neither here or there When we conceal our hearts, when we hide elsewhere We claim to be invincible But we aim in that to maim It is straight and true Who among us should take the blame? But why dress up what we say? Being dishonest with self We must be honest in all we do, as we approach the proverbial shelf We should strive to be transparent To be explored by ourselves and others perhaps Guarding and mystery will change little Of what is plainly visible like symbols on maps