The Secret

by Sally Quon

Sally Quon is a dirt-road diva and teller of tales, living in British Columbia, Canada. She has been shortlisted for Vallum Magazine’s Chapbook Prize two consecutive years and is an associate member of the League of Canadian Poets. Her personal blog, https://featherstone-creative.com is where she posts her back-country adventures and photos. She has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Big-Stories About Life in a Plus Size Body, and Writing For Life. Her first collection of poetry, Beauty, Born of Pain, was released in 2023.

This is a previously published poem from Sally’s collection. Credit to Okanagan Publishing House.

The Secret

The secret was

to be kept

at all costs.

The judge said

if he did it again

it would mean prison.

We wouldn’t want

to break her heart

by sending him to prison,

would we?

Besides,

there was no real

harm done.

Just some tickling

in the night.

Don’t tell your father.

It wasn’t that bad.

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