Once upon a time I felt that I had done wrong,

I couldn’t hold back and the words just escaped me,

But after so long I found it hurts to bite your tongue,

My thoughts tumbled out into the world so thoughtlessly.

Then something happened: to my surprise,

I felt a release, an escape of sort,

After the storm I began to realise

After my outburst I had a thought

It’s better to be honest, be straight, be true.

Rather than keep it all bottled up inside,

You have to do it, do it for you,

You mustn’t let your feelings hide.

It doesn’t matter if what you said was unplanned,

Speak your truth, make a stand!