I Lied!

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I lied

 

I say I’m okay, forge a smile on my face,

Tell you I’ve moved on, found a better place.

Dark shadows cloak the truth, weakened now I kneel,

Each word I speak deepens a hole where in pain I reel.

 

I raised a wall of stories, fortress of bitter lies,

Now all’s crumbling to dust beneath heavy skies.

I spun a web of tales that only trapped myself,

Silence delays the truth, poisoning my health.

 

I lied, oh, I lied, when I said I’m over you,

Each night in my dreams, you’re the one I run to.

I lied to my heart, without you nothing will I lack,

But the truth cuts deep, I can’t stop looking back.

 

I lied, oh, I lied, when I said I want you to set me free,

But memories of us are like chains tethered to me.

I swore I’d move forward, leave you in the past,

A lie like a bullet, leaving me wounded bleeding so fast,

 

I lied, oh, I lied, when I said I’d let you go,

So I traded my pride for truth, laid bare to show.

Can’t run, can’t hide, the past has carved my soul,

But each lie I told, on my heart has put a heavy toll.

 

I thought I could bury the love that we knew,

But it rises, unyielding, in all that I do.

Now, broken before you, with nowhere to go,

My love for you is the truth, only seeds I want to sow.

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  • sorenbarrett

    A poem of recognition of a past that one thought was over. Very nicely done.

  • Poetic Licence

    Very relatable write to so many, tryin to convince one self they are ok with a break up, and in the end having to admit it hurts and they are still in love, nicely expressed and written



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