Thursday, September 28, 2017

Secrets

I'm not sure I like where this one wound up going.

Secrets
are no longer
secrets
once you tell them to somebody.
At that point they become
more like a confession,
Which you are trusting
that person
to
keep
Secret.

Secrets
A misused term
for
trusting a friend
with knowledge
that you want them to know
but you don’t want them to share
with
anyone.
Ever.

Secrets.
Not to be confused with
things you tell a friend
knowing full well
that they may tell someone else,
in confidence of course.
Or worse,
things you tell a friend
in the hopes that
he or she will tell people.
the secret.
And if that is your intent,
What kind of friend are you
And what kind of person is your friend?

Secrets.
Hidden
Private
Confidential
Lonely
Singular
Solo
Sometimes slimy.