White Lie

FredPeyer

It started as a careless little white lie

Morphing into a major confrontation

The way an elephant is made of a fly

The way a speech can rattle a nation

 

Later-on, after much heated discussion

Having forgotten the little lie completely

But still reeling under the repercussion

It was finally decided to end it discreetly

  • Author: Alfred Peyer (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 11th, 2017 00:15
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments6

  • Louis Gibbs

    This can't be a reference to the current political stage, a such situations aren't ended discreetly that I've noticed. At any rate, an intriguing poem, Fred!

    • FredPeyer

      Thanks Louis, you are right, I don't think it is political, but otherwise wide open to the readers interpretation.

    • Goldfinch60

      Good write, the problem with lying is that you have to remember which lie you have told and memory can fail.

      • FredPeyer

        Thanks, Goldfinch! Ah, if we could remember every lie we told. But sometimes a little lie turns into something much greater.....

      • orchidee

        A fine write Fred. Unfortunately my white lie has gone too far. I only said originally 'I would like to marry KP'. doh! heehee.

        • FredPeyer

          Thanks orchidee, and see where it got you. Now we are already talking about having kids with KP! Well, maybe they will do good at Halloween!

        • Fay Slimm.

          A relationship build on a lie cannot be but ended - finished discreetly as the verse says is the better way Fred methinks.

          • FredPeyer

            Thanks Fay, you are absolutely right. But I think there are cases where one of the partners lies about something inconsequential, which is then blown out of proportion.

          • WL Schuett

            So much truth in a poem about lies , good poem

            • FredPeyer

              Thanks so much WL!

            • lasergraph

              One should never lie if he can't remember what it was, that is one reason I don't. No memory for it.

              • FredPeyer

                Thank you lasergraph! Very good advice!



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