The Necessity of Veils
Why should I explain to you
the why of me, my rationale
for going on, what I hold true
and what I deem transitional?
Would you lose my mystery
and find me boring on the way,
reveal my darkest history
to see it's only dingy gray?
I'd rather keep my secrets safe,
as pale and paltry as they are.
Though you mean well, your questions chafe;
my answers only go so far.
Karen Tellefsen
kat2@mindspring.com