mr. candor

hi
my name is
frank
you may remember me faintly
from that time when it all came out
at once
but you may have never met me
i'm elusive
tentative
i don't like to tell the whole story
simple answers are on the tip
of the tongue i speak
complexity is there
but i don't really do
my namesake
eponymous candor is over
rated for the highest wind storms
siding and a roof
don't knock
or ring the bell
unless it's an emergency
as a warning
i'm telling you that
but don't expect
anything else