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HONESTY IS THE SHARPEST BLADE OF ADVICE

 HONESTY IS THE SHARPEST BLADE OF ADVICE

 

Will honesty be complicated by?

Fragile intricate convoluted words of meaning

Equations of right and wrong

Can simplified by actions of truth

 

However, honesty can cut like a knife

Your words maybe honest

But also the sharpest blade of advice

 

Nevertheless, raw honesty can cut to deep inside

Autonomy, could be broken negotiated

By brutal, honest reasons explanations and replies

Solvency maybe severed, by a simple cut of advice

 

This decision is delicate is honesty a strength or

Alternatively, words edited sugar coated for a compromised

Specially if love and history has given its right

To say words out of love with the sharpest blade of advice

 

So do not spare them because they cannot handle

These words that cut deep inside

Do not spare them when they attack you

Because you have cross the boundaries were friendship lies  

Using a word of betrayal, you are not a friend of mine

Honesty is delicate but strength is beyond a cry

 


— press, Apr 11, 2010

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Seren

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

Dear Press

I really liked your take on honesty its close to dinnertime here I will try and get back later and leave a much better comment ... just leaving my X and letting you know I was here love and hugs Jayne-Chloe (http://www.neopoet.com/forum/36627-meet-n-greet-live-chat-thurs-apr-15th-9-11-pm-ny-est-host-poewriter58-welcome-new-member#comment-175177) ... Be there ~!~!~!
yenti

yenti

16 years 1 month ago

Press

The love of things, Life, God, all things that cross your path on this journey is hard to display in words on a piece of paper, I think that the person has to be there standing with you, some can stand with you in Spirit, and if they are of that leaning can be as good as in full life. You have become a Seeker in your words, a Seeker after truth and understanding of what you are and what you can achieve here in your life, that may affect your next life, as to the poetry it will not appear so, but I will talk of these things later, I hope that this message is understood by many, Yours Ian.T
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press

16 years 1 month ago

Re

I understand clearly Ian
press

press

16 years ago

Ian

Ian I am changing so fast now in to the understanding of purity of love and humanity . I understand this so clearly what true love means . And I am bless that god has giving me a purpose that I can see. But this compromised by me being human only god can give uncondictional love so ware is this taking me to my need for purity I need this purity we all need this purity of love but I dont command the knownleage at this time Press
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magics02

16 years 1 month ago

Press great one advice here

I nominate this poem for it speaks volumes and I agree with all of what you wrote, it is a very good write. Kudos Love, Magics02 TIME well spent is TIME well lived
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press

16 years 1 month ago

My true friend Magics

Magics I will say this first , if you joyed this poem if this poem captured the smallest amount of time in your day and transformed it into an infinite memory [per say]then I will I am bless to be able to give a gift to you. Magics I try to write my poetry for the world and not for my own validation of my world [validating if I am a poet]. So thank you magics for your comment Press
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magics02

16 years 1 month ago

Yes poetry is a gift you give to others

The readers of course as that is your gift to share with the world exactly correct Press. You do not have to validate if you are a poet for you are one. Your work here is both inspiring and honest, something without all the discord. I enjoyed it and look forward to reading more, Now tell me who is the picture of and thanks for the comment to my comment to you Press..Impress..ive Love, Magics02 TIME well spent is TIME well lived
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press

16 years 1 month ago

Mona

My Profile picture is of my Father & Mother back in the 50 aren't they beautiful and Mona thanks for the nickname. And my validation is necessary not for my self worth as a person. But if I have an gift of poetry to give the world I must honer that gilt by first writing with honesty secondly proper grammar and spelling and the most important aspect is to have a command of the English languish. I want to move forward and not fall back on my same old words that rhyme because they becomes colons of my other writings So MO thanks once more Press
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magics02

16 years 1 month ago

Amen to that I say

Yes Annie live by faith not by sight. I see Press is very ImPress..ive:) Love Mona TIME well spent is TIME well lived