Truth Hurts

The truth hurts, it's a fact. But why? (title confusion?-->read first letter of each line)

Teeter on the edge

                             Its voice is beckoning.

Risk a look

                             Into its swirling abyss of opposites.

Undergo a cross roads

                             The time has come to choose.

Take the leap

                             Into the waters, or

Hug the walls

                             For fear of drowning.

Here is a choice

                             It’s unavoidable.

Understand the outcomes

                             Life will never be the same.

Reach inside

                             Gather the courage.

Take a breath

                             Get ready.

Seize the moment

                             Soar.