I tried to pretend
but the truth wanted in
I tried to deny
but was living a lie.
I kept running away,
but there came the day
when I fell on my face,
and in that prone place
where pain and truth meet
I lifted my eyes and saw nail-scarred feet.
Taken from Licking Honey Off A Thorn, © 2001 Susan Lenzkes
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