“It is easier to tell someone the truth when you can’t see their face.”

I was told

And it was never really relevant

Until I grew old

Now and then I can feel it

I’m slowly fading away

And I don’t know how to say it

“I’m ebbing away

Day by day.”

Now I understand how it feels

To be scared and afraid of

Someone

Anyone

Their shocked expression when they know

They will cry and sob

Or they will scowl and yell

But it will be their face

That I will remember

Forever

I understand the fear someone has

When they finally understand the words they heard so long ago

“It’s easier to tell someone the truth

when you can’t see their face.”