Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Dickinson
You must tell Verity but slant it
It dazzles if too bold
Makes it far too sharp to grasp
Even when it\'s retold
A flash direct blinds simple Souls
As Mysteries reveal
More depth than Spotlights can conceal
More Truth than what we feel
Let Silence braid its words in hush
As metaphor may plea
For truth that hides behind its face
Still speaks but whisperly
So ink it not in blackest stroke
Soft Shades that understand
Like Twilight through a Curtain shown
By a gentled hand