Honesty by Barbara Goodhew

We say we want honesty.
But only if its good honesty.

We get hurt feelings when someone honestly
doesn't like what we think is neat.

If honesty means voicing your dislike of their,

hair, clothes or wieght, that's not honesty it is
cruelty.

Honesty is telling someone you love, how you feel
about them,and letting them know what
bothers you.

We all know our down falls we don't need
someone to make a point of telling us.

HONESTY IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE CRUEL.

capricorn (82.36.232.69) -- Friday, August 5 2005, 07:41 am

true
This is so true Barb. To be completely honest all the time could be cruel and sometimes we need to say little white lies.

danielle (72.198.68.239) -- Tuesday, April 17 2007, 09:40 pm

good poem
i really liked your poem i used it for m homework 2 teach the class about honesty thanks for such a good poem!

elinor (71.34.30.25) -- Wednesday, May 16 2007, 11:02 pm

love it
im trying to use your poem for my poem project im in 8th grade and it wont let me use it i really like it though

barb (67.58.208.48) -- Thursday, May 17 2007, 05:05 am

just ask an author if you can use their poem
Yes you can use my poem now with permision you should be able to get it.good luck Elinor

Jenell (190.80.18.5) -- Tuesday, June 5 2007, 12:47 am

I hate the poem
poem suppose to rhyme this does not rhyme so i don't like it.Barb is right you should have ask to used this poem.

barb (67.58.203.191) -- Tuesday, June 5 2007, 03:07 am

Sorry Jenell
No ryhmes Jenell, in my writing its everyday life the truth has no rhymes and neither do I. I suggest don 't read my writes nothing rhymes, I don'tb want to disappoint you.

Capricorn (82.45.57.95) -- Sunday, June 10 2007, 11:19 pm

Jennell ...
have you heard of free verse? It's the modern way of writing and doesn't use rhymes.

barb (67.58.207.147) -- Sunday, June 10 2007, 11:29 pm

we all have different style(thanks cap)
Yeh My writing is called free verse

len (205.217.228.99) -- Tuesday, November 4 2008, 09:15 pm

len
great poem

shantel (169.139.1.20) -- Tuesday, March 31 2009, 02:18 pm

it was a good poem
poems are supposed to be rhymed but not on all lines poems are supposed to have meaning and it should be interested and that is what I see this poem from my side of view so don't listen to those haters ba keep doin' yow thang.

pinkjy (116.14.209.158) -- Friday, April 17 2009, 02:45 pm

good
can i use your poem for my project? i think its good...

barb (67.58.197.169) -- Friday, April 17 2009, 05:49 pm

of course pinkjy you can use it
thanks for liking it enough to use it

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