The Truth

I understand
I said.
But I did not.

You can’t help it.
It’s just the way it is
I said.
But that was not true.

Don’t worry about it
I said.
I’ll be okay.
But I won’t.

Come on
I said.
Do you really think
This is such a big deal?
But it was.

Go on
I said.
Do what you have to do.
And she will.

I’ll be fine
I said.
My heart is unbreakable.
But that was not the truth.

The truth is
I have lost my true north.
Every point of the compass
Is now in dispute.

But I will never tell her that.
And that is the truth.