LOCK AWAY SECRET

Lock away secret

By

 Fiona Cummings

 

Keep it to yourself

Hide it high on a shelf

Lock it away in a drawer

Burry it under the floor

Put it in your pocket

Or in your gold locket

Turn the key

Don’t let it free

Make sure you button and zip it

Try to cover don’t even show a bit

   You will be tempted

And driven   demented

You will be tricked

But be strict

Don’t let anyone in

Lock away your life

People will stab at you with a rusty knife

Don’t  allow them to draw blood

Look into their souls

They are covered by an invisible hood

Try to recognize their faces

You will see a mask

They thrive on gossip

Their empathetic ears don’t last

Twisting and turning

Like metal burning

Naive am I but I  am learning

A secret wouldn’t be a secret

If that secret was spoken about

A whisper would not be a whisper

 If one felt the need to  shout

 Trust is a must

But who do we trust

I shall tell you who

Only you  

No matter who tells you they are there

Treat with such care

All they want to share

 Is your lifetime of living

They disguise their giving

With a cloak of wisdom

 Which turns into freedom

Of a shared few words

Then before you know it

 Life is flying like angry birds

Your heart is twisted

Your trust is blistered

But your wounds will heal

And life will again become real

Just with more knowledge of the cards you deal

And more aware of the love you feel