Truth, a simple concept really.
Yet one so hard to face.
The truth hurts.
One of the most adept phrases.
Why must the truth hurt?
By the time the truth is told,
There is room for hurt.
As the truth is revealed,
The trust is broken, feelings hurt,
Lives irrevocably changed.
The sooner the truth is revealed,
The hurting is eased.
The longer falsehoods are allowed,
The deeper the pain.
The truth may always hurt to some extent.
But why postpone and deepen the pain?
Those dear to you deserve to know.
Speak the truth, let them in.
When someone loves you,
They are offering you a precious thing, Trust.
Once trust is broken, it is very hard to fix.
Why wait until more damage is done?
Think of that precious gift.
The longer you wait,
The greater your chance of loosing it forever.