“Honesty,” Poem by Rachel Laughlin

Honesty

Poem by Rachel Laughlin

I catch crows on my tongue They bite it Causing me to hold back what I really want to say Honesty is like teaching a hen to answer the phone Impossible except for an accidental click of a button A button rooted deep inside my brain When clicked will give you the truth Without the click, will give you what you want to hear I want to be honest with you But I don’t want to hurt your feelings I don’t want my words to cause conflict I don’t want you to eat my words like bullets I’m unable to speak the truth Because if I do I might accidentally breathe fire on you And burn your aura