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Lies MAG

By Anonymous

   

Lies

I tell them so often

sometimes I don't evenrealize

when I'm telling the truth



Lies

I am toldthem so often

sometimes I don't even know

who tobelieve



Lies

because of them

wedoubt

truth

and honesty



Lies

because ofthese

we convict the innocent

and let the guilty runfree



We accept lies for truth

until we find out

thatthey were

lies



But by then

it's toolate





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*starz* said...
on Jul. 18 2009 at 5:51 am
=) i love this poem it is really great

on Jun. 9 2009 at 8:08 pm
FashionGuru DIAMOND, Manhattan, New York
55 articles 0 photos 92 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I don't do fashion, I am fashion." -Coco Chanel

So, so true. It makes me think how often i lie, it's horrible.

on Mar. 23 2009 at 3:02 pm
Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM, Mandeville, Louisiana
47 articles 7 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than hands?<br /> <br /> -Ernest Gaines.

lies have ruined a great many things in this world. it's only that we don't take the time to recognize them and see what they really do to us. they corrupt us and turn us into monsters. well done. you have suceeded where others have failed. i congratulate you...

on Mar. 14 2009 at 4:41 am
hannahmichelle PLATINUM, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
25 articles 3 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
Passion doesn&#039;t look beyond the moment of its existence.

I enjoyed the interesting choice to run certain words together, was that done purposefully?

mindymax GOLD said...
on Mar. 1 2009 at 11:23 pm
mindymax GOLD, Armona, California
10 articles 0 photos 80 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The whole world looked drunk, and I liked it that way.&quot; - Rebeca Godfrey, book title&quot;The Torn skirt&quot;

wow.realizing the lies were true can be very remorseful such a life full of lies is hard to know truth, honesty, and love.