No Tall Tales

No tall tales.
Only short stories reside here.
Unflinching truths
that heal
and offend equally.
Just depends on
which side
you stood on
that day.
Or the next...
I have no tall tales.
A cool pitcher of bitterness
stands on the table.
It is not for you to drink.
Only to remind you
that good will
should never be avoided.
They will want
everything that you are.
Tell you they
need nothing...
They will want
to make buttons
out of your bones.
Know this, and give
the last of the milk
anyway.
Do not become unhinged.
An imperfect life
is preferable to
an inauthentic one.