B10:44
I stretched the facts to close a deal.
I stretched the facts to close a deal.
It was a small lie, I told myself.
It was a small lie, I told myself.
The customer smiled and signed the paper.
The customer smiled and signed the paper.
But a knot grew in my stomach that night.
But a knot grew in my stomach that night.
The lie sat on my chest for weeks.
The lie sat on my chest for weeks.
I could not sleep without replaying it.
I could not sleep without replaying it.
Yesterday I called to correct myself.
Yesterday I called to correct myself.
The customer listened. Then they thanked me.
The customer listened. Then they thanked me.
I hung up and felt my shoulders drop.
I hung up and felt my shoulders drop.
The truth was a key that unlocked my ribs.
The truth was a key that unlocked my ribs.
I am not proud. But I am lighter.
I am not proud. But I am lighter.
Maybe honesty costs more at first.
Maybe honesty costs more at first.
The Weight I Put Down
by @gracesays