Openness © Tony Fallon081518

Openness © Tony Fallon081518

Openness means you must be unbiased honest and frank
Prepared to listen to the moderate and the crank
Tolerate the well meaning but loudly outspoken
And give solace to the ones who are heartbroken
Openness goes hand in hand with visibility
Even when you appear to be dealing with futility
Real honest openness in adults rarely exists
It's certainly not on the top of their attitude lists
Openness is like an ever ending flow
You wind up telling more than others need to know
One great ability is to listen and take heed
Even though we may have totally disagreed
Different ideas do not cause irritations
And never lead us to hysterical confrontations
There may be an idea in the wildest point of view
But we can't say it's false until we prove it's untrue
We must learn not to criticize the ignorant
And realize we are all made a little different
Truth and honesty is the companion of the young
They do not think at all before they use their tongue
Openness means that nothing is ever hidden
Yet to reveal family secrets should be forbidden
Some family secrets should never be revealed
Whatever happens at home should always stay concealed
Family secrets could cause the greatest ridicule 
Especially by cruel students at the local school.
I guess openness and realism are closely related
Not everybody accepts them without being aggravated