truth be told

truth be told
i have always been afraid to say:
your breath stinks
your baby is ugly
i love you
i am not sure why.
perhaps i am afraid
someone may say these things to me...
some of the hardest things to say
are the most honest.
why would anyone be afraid of the truth.
have you ever felt that someones eulogy
was a lie?
even in death,
personal feelings are protected.
i would prefer my eulogy
to be
truthful.
that is the best way to memorialize
me.
viva l'idiot savantae!
(i made that up)