Once ...Why ...lie? ...when ...truth is ...the easier path

I whisper and you close your eyes. I speak and you turn away. If I scream, will you finally hear me beg you to hold me close to you, promise you'll never let go?

Torch every book. Burn every page. Char every word to ash. Ideas are incombustible. And therein lies your real fear.

Commitment means losing yourself to gain something temporary. Nothing lasts. Not looks. Not love.

What's the point of being a hero when everyone thinks you're a villain?

I'm a total wreck. Afraid to let anyone near. Afraid they'll see the real me.

Spilling a Secret What its size, will have varying consequences. It’s not possible to predict what will happen if you open the gunnysack, let the cat escape. A liberated feline might purr on your lap, or it might scratch your eyes out. You can’t tell until you loosen the knot. Do you chance losing a friendship, if that friend’s well-being will only be preserved by betraying sworn-to silence trust? Once the seam is ripped, can it be mended again? And if that proves impossible, will you be okay when it all falls to pieces?