Former Maryland poet laureate Lucille Clifton wrote a poem in which she pictures herself trying to keep her eyes closed, ignoring the truth. But then she finishes the poem with a voice telling her, "You might as well answer the door, my child, the truth is furiously knocking."
Closing Your Eyes doesn’t Hide the Truth
Former Maryland poet laureate Lucille Clifton wrote a poem in which she pictures herself trying to keep her eyes closed, ignoring the truth. But then she finishes the poem with a voice telling her, "You might as well answer the door, my child, the truth is furiously knocking."
