Honesty is
a billowing cloak; translucent white, yet
quick to become opaque.
Honesty has
an enemy; a mass of torch-wielding words
with an aim to quash it.
Honesty is
alive; living in the lull in conversation, or
the silent responses to questions.
Honesty has
a secret; few know that Honesty likes
to contradict and confuse.
Honesty is
hard; a rough coarseness that is, so often,
cold to the touch.
Honesty has
no allies; few are prepared to
fight for it’s cause.
Honesty is
soft; a smooth fluidity, comforting
and volumed with substance.
Honesty has
such scent; fresh-mown grass and rose perfume,
fused with a warm Summer’s breeze.
Honesty is
my lover; waits by the radiator
for me to arrive home each day.
Honesty has
a treasured possession; a flawless mirror
in which to admire a flawless reflection.
Honesty is
jealous of nothing; not vain, yet knowing
of being better than all else.
Honesty has
a loud sound; a booming voice which sometimes
lessens. To a quietly-spoken calmness.
Honesty is
the sand beneath your toes on the beach; broken into millions,
and distributed by Nature’s Forces.
Honesty has
red string In it’s pockets; used to bind
and mend the Engine.
Honesty is
a thumbprint in fresh cement; innocent and easy to form,
with a potential for immortality.
I like how you compared the contradicting sides of honesty and all the metaphors you used for honesty. I love the title and the ending! I'll admit sometimes I don't know why you compared honesty to the things you did, but I love the poem overall. I used this in my poetry anthology for school because I loved it so much! I credited you for the work, of course.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Dan This is a good piece of poetry