'a Top Secret, Secret'

I have been keeping secrets since I was a small girl
                                      mammoth, gigantic secrets
      little teeny, tiny, mini ones
                I am an expert at the hush-hush
                                       very good at top-secret
      tell me and my lips are sealed
                            I will keep your disclosure under wraps
                                        you can confide in me
          I will never tell
                          all the enormous, monster secrets
                                        or the itsy-bitsy
                 itty-bitty peculiar ones-
                    one day mother whispered in my ear
                                 a very particular secret
                  she made me promise to keep it concealed
                to never tell even to close family
                  that was years ago-
                         people have tried to pressure me
                 but I made a secret pact that day
                              even though mother died the secret lives
   I have it tucked away in my head
       but just in case, I wrote it down on paper
and put in a hidden place 
    that only I know- 
                       it is a very specific thing
that I keep in a hidden drawer down a secret passageway
                           I bet you would like to know
  NEVER, it is classified, you can torture me and the answer is NO
               but I will give you a tiny, significant taste
                                it is a special ingredient
           to a top SECRET recipe . . .

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December 5, 2017

Poetry/Free Verse/'a top secret, secret'
Copyright Protected, ID 17-9688-60-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written Under Pseudonym.


Written for the contest, A Special Secret
sponsor, Lewis Raynes

Second Place
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Mccall Avatar
December 18, 2017 at 9:13 AM
Good morning Broken Wings I love your poem and congratulations on your great win.
Tripp Avatar
December 16, 2017 at 7:12 PM
Congratulations!
May Avatar
December 14, 2017 at 5:24 PM
Congrats on your win BW
Dutta Avatar
December 14, 2017 at 12:00 PM
shared your top secret. Congrats
Talbot Avatar
December 14, 2017 at 1:07 AM
BOOM! BOOM! Had me all the way, the secret ingredient, 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'! What else could it be? Congratulations on your placement! Best ever wishes, Mick
Pigeon Tart Avatar
December 13, 2017 at 9:59 PM
Back to congratulate you lovely :) xomo!
Canerdy Avatar
December 13, 2017 at 9:25 PM
Great build-up to the hint about the secret, Constance. CONGRATS! Janice
Raynes Avatar
December 13, 2017 at 8:50 PM
secret herbs and spices .. what a great poem Constance, congratulations in ur winning write
Pigeon Tart Avatar
December 6, 2017 at 10:55 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed :) my best to you! xomo
Daniel Avatar
December 6, 2017 at 9:20 AM
I like that twist, Constance, great secret indeed:)
Michael Avatar
December 6, 2017 at 6:31 AM
A lovely write...easy flowing with a lot of style...All the best BW
Wolf Avatar
December 5, 2017 at 6:10 PM
The only recipe I can perform is a recipe for disaster in the kitchen! I hope you do well in the contest, BW! Best of luck
Parker Avatar
December 5, 2017 at 5:52 PM
got one of those, my mother's barbeque recipe...very secret
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