Knotted Truth

Joe Webb

To kowtow
when an intimate confidant is discovered
to be a conspirator operational
in the shadow?
To stay silent
& stave off the invisible blow
that blindsides the innocent not in the know
when versions of loved ones have become hollow?
No
Can’t let it go
got to take a stand
& go toe-to-toe
with brother mother lover & foe
can’t let the truth melt like snow
& drain to the depths of sorrow
got to give aid & think of tomorrow
of the light needed to make a rainbow

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