Truth Doesn’t Wait

Truth doesn’t knock politely

It doesn’t wait its turn

It shows up in the quiet

Where the hardest lessons burn

You can build a wall of reasons

You can hide behind delay

But truth is patient in the shadows

Until it finds a way

I tried to outrun answers

That were standing in my face

Pretending every question

Would eventually erase

But the mirror doesn’t bargain

And denial doesn’t last

Truth keeps standing quietly

Until you face the past

You can walk around the truth

But never through it

Truth doesn’t wait

Truth doesn’t bend

Truth stands steady

At the end

When the noise disappears

And the lies evaporate

Truth doesn’t wait

I used to dodge the questions

I didn’t want to feel

But honesty arrives slowly

When the wounds become too real

And clarity is painful

But it also sets you free

Because facing what is broken

Shows you who you’re meant to be

Truth doesn’t need permission

Truth doesn’t ask for grace

It simply waits in silence

Until you see its face

Denial buys you time

But never peace

Truth doesn’t wait

Truth remains

When the illusion fades

And reality explains

You can delay the moment

But you can’t escape the gate

Truth doesn’t wait

Sometimes freedom begins

The second you stop lying to yourself

Truth doesn’t wait

And now I see

The hardest words I faced

Were always meant for me

When the silence finally spoke

And the mask disintegrates

Truth doesn’t wait

And neither do I.