A Hard Decision

BY DENEJA ATKINS

Why is it so hard

to be honest?

Stand in your Truth!

That’s what I want to say

to him.

The older man I love.

We have that unapproved by others kind of love.

Hard

for him

to live honest.

So, we can’t say.

I guess we both hide our truth.

Oh, merciful truth!

Don’t want him to be killed because of love.

So, I really can’t say.

Holding water is hard.

If I am being honest,

I would do it for him.

Him—

is my truth

I want to be honest

to others about our love.

But it’s hard

to get him to say….

say—

him

and I are in…, see it’s hard

to tell the truth.

Love!

That’s the word he can not be honest

about. Honest—

I want to be to the world, and say

and express the verb of love

to him

in front of our families, declaring truth.

I’m ready, but for him it’s hard.

It is a hard

truth

But now I will make the decision for him.