Naked Truth walked down the street one day.
People turned their eyes away.
Parable arrived, draped in decoration.
People greeted Parable with celebration.
Naked Truth sat alone, sad and unattired,
"Why are you so miserable?" Parable inquired.
Naked Truth replied, "I’m not welcome anymore.
No one wants to see me. They chase me from their door."
"It is hard to look at Naked Truth," Parable explained.
"Let me dress you up a bit. Your welcome will be gained."
Parable dressed Naked Truth in story’s fine attire,
with metaphor, poignant prose, and plots to inspire.
With laughter and tears and adventure to unveil,
together they went forth to spin a tale.
People opened their doors and served them their best.
Naked Truth dressed in story was a welcome guest
D. Scott Miller
D. Scott Miller is the dean of Catholic Youth Ministry bloggers which is a polite way of either saying that he is just plain old or has been blogging for a long time (since 2004.)
Scott recently married the lovely Anne and together they have five adult young people and also grandparent three delightful kids (so, maybe he is just plain old!) Scott presently serves at Saint John the Evangelist in Columbia, MD as the director of youth and young adult ministry.
He has previously served on the parish, regional, diocesan, and national levels as well as having taught within a catholic high school. He is one of the founders of RebuildMyChurch and has returned to posting regularly (keeping regular is important to old guys) at ProjectYM.
D. Scott Miller
D. Scott Miller is the dean of Catholic Youth Ministry bloggers which is a polite way of either saying that he is just plain old or has been blogging for a long time (since 2004.)
Scott recently married the lovely Anne and together they have five adult young people and also grandparent three delightful kids (so, maybe he is just plain old!) Scott presently serves at Saint John the Evangelist in Columbia, MD as the director of youth and young adult ministry.
He has previously served on the parish, regional, diocesan, and national levels as well as having taught within a catholic high school. He is one of the founders of RebuildMyChurch and has returned to posting regularly (keeping regular is important to old guys) at ProjectYM.
Naked Truth walked down the street one day. 
Wow …a total thanks for posting this poem. I first red-it from a children’s book – having to read to a 98 yr old USC professor stricken with advanced senility. I thought it a charm – (and a half) even, lol. I actually kept it on my computer …but with Apple’s new OS after OS, I lost it permanently on my Time Capsule when I went back to on older version …it will be awhile before I feel like hauling anything into a genius bar (and flipping the bill – for something that should be user friendly) and get anything back (yea Mac)…