Can you keep a secret?

I have one to tell

Its not pretty

Its not silly

Its not easy to say

Will you hide my secret?

Can you keep a secret?

So sinister and dreadful

I want to share

But I’m scared

Will you keep my secret?

Or tell the world?

Can you keep a secret?

I have skeletons in my closet

And blood on my hands

Please dont tell a soul

Or I’ll have to kill you too

Why couldn’t you keep my secret?

I trusted you not to tell a soul

I’ve done bad things, I know

But why couldn’t you have kept that on the low?

Now you’re six feet below

Time to go on to the next person I know

I approach whom I see trustworthy

And ask my question I asked you

Can you keep a secret?