Yesterday I spoke the truth
Today my process of punishment will begin
Already some of my friends have pretended I am invisible
Their silence will last until they decide how to shame me
They will speak among themselves when I am not there to defend myself
Collectively they will decide how to cut me off
They will isolate me from vital needs
If my truth was big enough they will try to make me lose my job
Or they will make my life so difficult I will quit my job
I will be labeled weak and irresponsible
And unable to get another job

But all is not as hopeless as it sounds
I always have the option of admitting I was wrong
I must simply say the truth is not the truth
Then everything will be forgiven and forgotten
They make it so easy to redeem myself