Look me straight in the eye
Not askance or a side glance
Or shifty-eyed like you know
You are busted telling me a lie.
Do not betray my sincerest trust
By keeping secrets from me
Telling me what I know is untrue
Straight in the eye, you simply must.
If I cannot take you at your word
If I must worry when you equivocate
Then surely, I will begin to doubt
The sounds, the voices that I heard.
When you are not true to me
You devalue everything I hold dear
You make of me less of the person
That I have always strived to be.
So, look me straight in the eye
Do not betray my sincerest trust
If I cannot take you at your word
All you are to me will surely die.
Your wonderful poem highlights the importance of being refreshingly honest, and why it's so essential. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Robert. I like to think that sometimes I hit the nail on the head and say it with a directness that might be unsettling. I appreciated your commend.
Great one. Am sure whomsoever got the message. Its a universal message beautifully woven in rhyme. Thanks for sharing and caring.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Do not betray my sincerest trust By keeping secrets from me Telling me what I know is untrue Straight in the eye, you simply must. sincerety, truth. look straight into my eyes. noble ideas.. tony