Not Always A Popular Thing Poem by Francis Duggan

To speak your mind is not always a popular thing
The wrath of another on you it can bring
What is true to you to all may not be so
And your truth for you of a friend can make a foe
What is true to me may not be so to you
And to our own selves we can only be true
Some times to speak your mind is not very wise
Like it is said a shut mouth never swallows flies
Words spoken as your truth can sometimes cause offense
Discretion at times seems to make better sense
Than speaking your truth as critical advice
At times silence can prove a far better choice
For you than giving words to the thoughts in your mind
In discretion can be the better side of valor some truth you will find.