Somehow,
It’s never so easy
To keep from the wince
Of the truth
Unless you have
A little tasty reward,
A mulled chaser of wisdom
To help you wink people into the thought
That you meant it that way.

Victoria Leigh Bennett, Ph.D.  English/Theater.  Website: creative-shadows.com.  Fiction/Poetry/Flash/CNF Essays.  Print, poetry & CNF.  2021-2023, published 41 times.  @vicklbennett, @PoetsonThursday.