What Good Is A Secret?

A woman understands in adulthood, the role the secret of their love played in her and her girlsfriends lives.

 

WHAT GOOD IS A SECRET?

 

please don’t tell she asked

as she walked off towards the sun

 

my heart raced to catch up with

what had just begun

 

what good is a secret? if the

thought of it being exposed

doesn’t unnerve you

 

just promise to keep it and no

one will hurt you

 

we were thirteen years old

our hearts still strong and bold

 

neither of us understanding the

lie our secret would hold

 

I learned something that day

as it turned into years…

 

A secret is nothing more

than hiding your fears

 

what good is a secret?

it’s no good at all

it’s just the silence

before the fall

 

    Yvette Shaw

 

Reviews

[Angel's Lady]

what good is a secret? if the thought of it being exposed doesn't unnerve you - I like this line especially.

Very excellently written, this telling of young love...innocence lost and yet, innocence gained. Poignant and beautiful...Great job!

I almost forgot - this one is going in My Favorites!

[odhiambo]

here it comes.i could have writen it myself.what good is a secret

[Kasey]

DAAAAAAAMN! THIS IS GREAT!!! it really..... speaks to me. u kno? lol. love it!

[Satchmo's Gal]

I really don't know how to respond to this, I'm not really good at these reviews to begin with...I liked it. It's something that sticks out at you.
what good is a secret?
it's no good at all
it's just the silence
before the fall
I like this line very much

[Gandré]

I love angel's explaination below: innocence lost and yet, innocence gained.
I also loved the tender completion of your poem. beautiful!

[Dorchadas]

Beautiful piece Yvette... a strikingly intuitive and refreshing perspective on something that can make or break a person

"I learned something that day as it turned into years� A secret is nothing more than hiding your fears"

...I am always wowed by your depth of perception and how you express it so freely and without any inhibition

...and now I'll have to rob this and stick it in my faves ~muhahaha~

[Rhine Wolf]

the different out look that you put on a secret is refreshing! i enjoyed the read, it makes you think! and for that I thank you!

[Tara Jean Olson]

the poem is perfect. i love to read poetry such as yours: after i've reached the conclusion, i think to myself, 'ahh, man!'
everything is well organized. it must have taken you some extra time

[Tara Jean Olson]

wow. i didnt pay attention to the punctuation....this is so truthful. a new favorite!