Sweet the Venom

Thomasine Dye

I thought I remembered their names

But it has been too long a time

I can never remember what I say

Because all of it is a lie

 

So much wasted time

Pursuing something I am not

All this loathing and doubt

Over this ideal I’ve sought

 

I am no different from any other

I long for love and acceptance

So I chased and cultivated beauty

To stave off rejection’s cruel remembrance

 

Delusions come abound

For the hope-starved heart

‘If only I do this!’ ‘If only I wear that!’

Ever piercing are these poison darts

 

How sweet the venom

Of such affirming lies

For the truth cannot be known

To hear it is to die

 

Yet ever aware will you be

It will ring forever in your ears

Never will you escape those nagging doubts

It will haunt you through all your lonely years

  • Author: Thomasine Dye (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 17th, 2022 00:17
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 15
  • Users favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek
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  • L. B. Mek

    Brilliant!
    thank you! for choosing to share
    your poetic genius with us, dear Poet
    'Because all of it is a lie

    So much wasted time
    Pursuing something I am not
    All this loathing and doubt
    Over this ideal I’ve sought

    I am no different from any other'..

    'To stave off rejection’s cruel remembrance

    Delusions come abound
    For the hope-starved heart'..

    'How sweet the venom
    Of such affirming lies
    For the truth cannot be known
    To hear it is to die'..

  • Rocky Lagou

    Wow, what an amazing poetic display! This is truly a touching piece. I feel that so many in our generation our desperately seeking acceptance from others and have shunned their own inner-beauty. Thank you for this affirmation.

  • Christina8

    Seeking acceptance is only natural, but the right person just comes along no matter what you are wearing....Great write!

  • Thomasine Dye

    Thank you all for the kind words! I'm very glad others were able to receive something from my middle-of-the-night verse epiphanies.



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