Shame, power, fear, love
The reasons we hide from each other and ourselves
Secret lives we keep hidden
Hoping that the world will never be able to peek in
But slowly as we grow we decide to include others
Sometimes they stay while other times they may go
The purpose of secrets perhaps an attempt to protect ourselves or others
From pain, heartache, embarrassment,
In protecting ourselves however
We sometimes hurt others
And we always hurt ourselves
The Written Wor(l)d 