a secret you don’t have to keep

And for some people, There’s hurt. Like dark secrets that weigh down on you, Many people you want to tell them to I share in this world of secrets and pain Yet I chose not to remain. Don’t ever say, you don’t have a choice For you have every choice to use your voice.

Like many, I’ve been dealt cruelties and secrets Which I think about telling but have kept. Yet I thrived during all of these years, Though I’ve shed unwelcome tears.

And for some, There’s hurt. The many secrets that try to weigh you down.

-Riley Quinn Farmery

Originally written 2/19/08

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