The truth is I did something for someone else
That I didn't care to do
To feel safe
The truth is I didn't believe in myself
To be real
The truth is I could have been something else
Done something else for a much harder means
The truth is I misplaced my youth
If you were to ask me
But there is the other story
That this was all somehow meant to be
The truth is
Most likely
That this is all meant to be
YOU ARE READING
For When The Revolution Comes
PoetryMou Ghose returns with poetry of oppression, loss, and despair which often end with the silver lining of hope - because the revolution is coming. Copyright Moushumi Ghose, Los Angeles, 2016 - 2018
