Duplicitous
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get
its pants on”. Winston
Churchill
Lies pile up
harden like plastic
even a joke
can’t take off
the shine.
If you tell the truth
you don’t have
to remember
anything.
I'm not upset
that you lied to me,
I'm upset that
from now on
I can't believe you.
Don’t be sorry.
I trusted you.
My mistake,
not yours.
I lie to myself
all the time, but
I never believe me.
Connie Walle, President
Puget Sound Poetry Connection
Puget Sound Poetry Connection
My thanks to Mark Twain, Friedrich Nietzsche, S.E.
Hilton, & Veronica Roth
Great title defined well in "Connie Walle" style.
ReplyDeleteYou ARE talking about a certain politician, right?
Connie,
ReplyDeleteI wanted to share a poem with you, as your poems of lies touched me.
Well done!
Julie
Lies
Whiteness broken by elaborate lies
No surprise in your stark brightness
I walk upon the path listening
Among the glistening stars as we talk
Can I believe the words you speak?
Lies that wreak havoc but I’m relieved
That I’m not expected to follow
As you wallow in self-pity, reflected
In your eyes, a history of pain, if
You’d only refrain from telling your lies
Julie A. Dickson
Exeter, NH
Jdickson55@yahoo.com
Connie, nicely done ;-)
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