Poem – Society, I Will Not Wear A False Mask

A life
Of pain
Suffering
Abuse
Betrayal
Secrets
Creates depth

Gifts
Of discipline
For honesty
For integrity
For courage
Grown deeply
Within her
To survive

Society
Scared
Of such honesty
Preferring
Not to know
Affects
Comfortable
Lives

Society
Not shocked
By lies and deceit
But shocked
By those
Honest
With courage
To be real