Better Not

I better not do, or
They might think.

I better not think, or
They might react.

I better not tell, or
They might feel.

I better not assert, or
They might retract.

I better not joke, or
They might assume.

I better not ask, or
They might presume.

I better not dislike, or
They might dislike.

I better not look, or
They might confuse.

But, for whom is it better,
To cloak what exists
In a ruse, a lie?

Who benefits
When you don't acknowledge what is?
You? Me? The fish?
Eh?

Do you wish to experience truth or pretence?
Freedom or repression?
Pie or a porcupine dressed as a pie?
What nonsense!

Shake off the fear and be free,
Not pointedly or with parade, but without care.
And in the face of another's disdain, if it is there,
Instead of responding with concern and despair,
Offer them a hug
Or a buy them a pint,
Or give them a pound,
Or something else sound.

Allow them to see
That there's nothing real to fear
From what is so, being so;
It is simply what is so.
What a breath of fresh air!