Admit

To admit a mistake

to display one's shame

for the world to see

exposes the wound in the membrane

between self and not self.

It evidences that self

is damaged, incomplete.

Thus it exposes

that self is imperfect.

It shows where it is

vulnerable to attack

it shows its associates

that it mingles with the rejected

and provides a sound reason

for them to detach from him,

to leave him.

Fear deters self

from sharing his shame

for a broken self

is not clearly defined

and an unclear identity

must tread uncertainty,

that which is not reliable

that which is not known,

and which society

prefers to avoid.

Because self avoids rejection,

self hides its shame.