For a Friend

My secret?

Well, if I told you, it would no longer be a secret

Just know, that my secret is not my own,

But that of a friend

Shared in confidence,

And a promise never to reveal

What I now know.

The inner thoughts of another should not be given away,

With a promise never to tell,

Because now I, too, have a secret,

A secret that tears me up inside,

Whereas before I had none

At least...none worth mentioning.