A Minute

 I want to take a minute 
and say some things 
that are on my mind 
cuz im afraid 
that if I dont say them now 
that I might not say them at all 
or might not feel them later 

I might not always understand 
it might not be clear 
or could be painful 
and hard 
trust me it is 

its in my nature to run 
and hide 
dig my head in the ground 
and avoid the truth 
pretend alls good 
but I cant escape 

especially when I know 
what is real 
what is true 
I may choose to ignore 
its not out of ignorance 
or stupidity 

I see it everywhere 
I feel it everywhere 

but I choose to shut it down 

so im going to take a minute 
and say some things 
that are on my mind 
before I need to shut down again 

minute's over