Never Reveal

To anyone, never extend your paining hand Hand that they might twist Twist cos of distrust and hatred To anyone, never reveal your tears’ secret Secret to shield antagonists of making you cry more More never reveal to anyone your fragile side Side anyone might deeply explore Explore to agonize you more beyond Beyond of your inner secrets Secrets buried can shun becoming prisoner Prisoner of your worries towards your enemies Enemies making you live in perpetual terror Terror because an honest man was betrayed Betrayed by a traitor who is confident Confident because the perjurer is entrusted Entrusted for breaking the truth Truth no one will ever reveal Reveal and expose themselves Not every truth needs disclosure Disclosure kills trust people have in you You trust yourself, as you cannot betray yourself. Poem by N. Mugisho