What Good Is A Secret?

What Good Is A Secret?

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

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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

 

© 2008 Yvette Shaw


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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!

Posted 15 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.




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

Posted 14 Years Ago


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

Posted 15 Years Ago


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

Posted 15 Years Ago


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

Posted 15 Years Ago


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~

Posted 15 Years Ago


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!

Posted 15 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

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

Posted 15 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

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

Posted 15 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

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!

Posted 15 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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Yvette Shaw
Yvette Shaw

Long Beach, CA



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