Truth or Dare
Daredevils only pick the truth,
not afraid to face a reality
as brutal as they are
as bitter as every moment is,
every out-of-the-way event is
how it makes you uncomfortable
the first few times
but gets easier, and then a necessity
to conquer every challenge
Only a truth is intangible
but a dare begs to be touched
held, gripped as tightly as my fingers
and my head can squeeze it.
So, a truth becomes the dare
as it is much harder to accomplish,
and much harder to give.
Biographical Note: Jenna Prunty is from Evergreen, Colorado and is a sophomore at Florida State University studying International Affairs and Arabic. She is the president of the Poetry Club at FSU and has always looked to her experiences, friends, and nature for inspiration in her writing.