The Secret Is Out

 

 

The secret is out

But how can this be?

A cursory glance tells me

It is contradictory.

 

The secret is out;

It is closed yet disclosed,

This has to be a faulty caption

Someone chose.

 

However, it is common

For such things to be said

So, can someone please tell me

What to say instead?

 

Here is a secret code

I want to share,

I will put in on the radio

For all to hear.

 

However, it’s confidential,

So, don’t tell anyone

Or you will suffer hardship;

You have been warned.

 

 

The secret is out,

It’s no longer a secret

Yet we do this consistently

Unaware it’s a habit.

 

“I heard something

Which I will share

But you must not tell another,

Do you hear?”

 

I got it from a friend

Who got it from a friend

But when I tell you, promise me

Here is where it ends.

 

 

“In confidence,” we say,

As we constantly convey

Some very important secret

We heard only today.

 

It is still a secret

Even though it is out

And many will still believe it is

Without a doubt.

 

Your secret is out!

It is no longer one,

If more than one knows

Your secret is gone!

 

Stewart Russell © November 9, 2024