Bathed Lies

Bathed Lies

 

You’re blinded by her lies

Can’t tell truth from not

And you’re so loyal to her

She’s the only one you see

But while you see her

She’s looking elsewhere

Her eyes never quite touching yours

 

She gets away with it

Because you just don’t want to see it

To notice it

That’s your loss

Your fault

You can get someone who sees

Only you

Looks at

Only you

But you stick with her

 

You can’t handle the truth

So you mask the lies

Bathing them in ponds of truth

But aren’t you lying to yourself

By hiding the truth?

 

You deserve better

You can get better

What is it about her

That draws you?

 

You can’t change a player

You can’t change a flirt

You can bear with it

Bear with her

Ignore the fact that

While she’s with you

She’s just not

 

You can’t change her

But you can change the fact that

You’re wasting your time

With her

 

So flee

Run away

Cut her out

Because by keeping her around

You’re losing your ability

To separate the truth

From the lies

Author's Note

One of my readers wanted a poem about girls who cheat, considering I'm always writing about guys who cheat. (woops :P)

Enjoy!

Reviews

[Ees]

Well, I don't really see this as one of your strongest works, but it's good and it is always fun to try things from a little different perspective.
We all feel so sorry for this guy, I assure you, good job!

[John Stussy]

It's so easy to see what we wanna see, and not notice the reality. You did a great job again with this one. I do agree with John McFayden though, three "truth"s is a bit much for such a small stanza. Other than that, I think it's perfect!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

OK Marjorie Proops (if you know who she is lol!), A nice piece that portays how blind we let ourselves be even when the truth is there in front of us. Third stanza TOO many 'truths'!!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

I was blinded like this once myself... had all the warnings signs but choose to ignore it.

[gombeggar]

entertaining...especially after yer 'afterword' here ;) ...the poem seems a little uneven at the start...not to worry i'm often guilty of writing like that too. :)

[de_maruf]

yeap
i enjoyed

[Hester Vane]

Great poem! I have known people in this situation and they just cant see that they can do so much better!

[Coyote Poetry]

Sometime hard to see the truth. Love can blind you. Sometimes hard to change the view of someone. I like the thoughts and the desire in the poem to change a view on another. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Rob Santana]

thank you women cheat too,hahahaha good write.

[J. Viands]

Beautiful depressing yet gorgeous piece