If they can offend you with the truth,
Something is twisted inside you.
Indeed, why would the truth
Not be a blessing to you?
And even if it stings to hear it,
Shouldn’t there be that
Wise voice inside, that tells you
That it’s true and that you’ll
Surely get over the sting,
Just as you’ve done
A thousand times before?
Why can’t you thank them right away
For telling you the truth,
And admit that you need a minute
To get your head around it?
You have some more
Growing to do, friend,
If the truth offends you.
You have not yet
Learned to love it,
No matter what it says to you.
