I wouldn’t lie to you
But it seems I have done just that,
Set out a course of incredible dishonesty,
Treated you sweet and lovingly
When all my heart was filled with fat
And slowed in a creeping crawling vat
Of molasses and honey and sticky
Mouths, opening and closing before
Lips say more.
I have lied that inside I am true
I have lied that inside I can hold out for you
I have lied that me heart doesn’t melt from the top
Of Mt. Rushmore, dead presidents saying a lot
And you and I are happy.
How can I be happy.
How can I believe
All of us is what we seem?
I love you even though I’m so very mean.
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This hits so deep and true, thank you for sharing it. That first stanza knocks me down!
Sometimes it is easier to push someone away with a lie than drawing them in with raw truth. Good writing, Alissa.
Thank you. The dichotomy of feeling and acting. I wanted to capture how one can love but not love. How some can feel insincere.