It’s in the things you choose
and within the games you lose
the truth of who you are inside
and everything you cannot hide
Never in the winning plays
and not in the glory of talented days
what’s revealed is never in the light
only in the dark of night
Not ever there when things are best
when you’re at one moment better than the rest
it shows when things don’t go your way
the truth leaves nothing left to say
It’s what’s revealed when the lights of fame go out
when self promotion is not what you’re about
the truth of who you truly are and have always been
shown like a spotlight on the character of men
Deborah Horton Writing 