Denial

Denial is a sorry state of confusion Like closing one's eyes in the face of a fire Like going to sleep in the midst of an earthquake The weirdest reaction for a state so dire. Denial is the easy escape for cowards The open door for those unable to face fact The ultimate withdrawal of all logic and thinking The sad resort of those who are last to react. Denial is fatal for those who run governments For the nation may be crumbling or it may be attacked The shoving away of truth is a dangerous treatment It may cost a lot more than the security it lacked. Denial is no leadership virtue but a Liability And those who have practiced it may be judged later Though the present may save them from all responsibility The pages of History may not treat them any kinder. Copyright Cynthia Buhain Baello March 12,2010