THE MESSENGER IS
ALWAYS SUSPECT
Perhaps the unspoken is best left at the gate,
never to cross the lips,
though the tongue fights to speak.
It is better to protect the deep
than make the battle
within the minds keep.
If no words of a certain stance
are spoken there never be
any tenuous shaken chance broken.
We have long decided that delusion
is where we live and speaking
should ne’er ruin another’s illusion.
It be better that truth is never heard,
never pass to the ears of the ill prepared
to hear the power of honest spoke words.
Silence is the gem, opinion the curse.
It is better to sleep in ignorance
than lay awake forging a comeuppance.
© M Durfee
5.20.2014
i dunno...i would rather truth hear than have an ass full of smoke when the bullet hits...what are we without our opinions as well....i do agree with those last two lines for sure...it makes for an easier life, ignorance.
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ReplyDeleteThats the Voice that I know and Love!
You are the conscience within us all, but are afraid to show itself.
Hope all is going well.....G
Better to sleep in ignorance. Indeed. Having teenagers teaches you that.
ReplyDeleteMark, I think I prefer it both ways. Ignorance can be bliss, but, well, it's just ignorant! xo
ReplyDeleteI don't speak much ... rather go paning for gold ... hey, Mr. Mc Nuggett ... got you and got you good ... smiles ... Love, cat.
ReplyDeleteTruth is the light that shows us the way, the sunbeam that warms us and the force that kills the rot that seeks to overtake us but we often prefer to stay in the dark and slumber.
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