Triplets Three

TRUTH, JOY, AND YOUTH or TRIPLETS THREE 

Truth, Joy, and Youth

All desirable and worth having

If you could choose only one, which would it be?

Truth is harsh, yet satisfying

She cuts deep, but like a surgeon

The cuts help heal, causing pain, 

But only to help

Joy is bubbly, and content

She fills the heart with gladness

No one quite knows why,

But smiles abound

Youth is haunting, yet inviting

She is untainted by experience

Innocence gleams white like the lamb,

But simply waiting to be sheared

Truth sets man free

Joy is for man to be

Youth gives new light, for me to see

Can I be free if I cannot be or see?

Can I be if I am not free and cannot see?

Can I see if I cannot be and am not free?

Truth, Joy, and Youth

Three triplets incomplete without each other

To choose one, I must be