the game of the truth - le jeu de la verite

maybe it was a goodness,
maybe I don't know - for sure
it went at the cost of driving
a wedge between us
this fear that goes straight
to the bones bothers me
and now I'm waiting
for your sign,
I'm waiting for your move
call me back
you can not hide like this
come back here...

I'd like you to understand
that I can't do it
it would be like saying
that it was my fault
I wasn't ready to give up
everything for you, really
you've asked me to tell the
truth and I've been honest
call me back, call me back
I couldn't say yes
understand me...

loosing you would
be hard, I know
I've foreseen this in
my game of the truth
but it's a risk
I need to carry
it's a test I want
you to stand

loosing you would
be hard, for sure I know
I bite on my lips
I don't have doubts

I'll write your name,
in big letters
using lots of colors,
on the walls tomorrow
during dawn, and for
sure you'll see it
with your hearts' eyes
you'll understand that we
are suffering from the
same pain, call me back
I won't move from here
call me back, don't be like this

loosing you would
be hard, I know
my game of the
truth is hard-hearted
if pride says not to cede
my heart doesn't
want to believe

maybe it was a goodness,
maybe I don't know - for sure
it went at the cost of
the game of the truth

                                      Version Francais

peut-être ça a été un bien,
peut-être je ne le sais pas
ça m'a certainement coûté
nous éloigner un peu
ça m'ennuye cette angoisse
qui va jusque dans mes os
et maintenant j'attends un
geste de toi, j'attends un
mouvement de toi
rappelle-moi
tu ne peux pas te cacher ainsi
retourne ici...

je voudrais que tu comprenne
que moi je ne peux pas le faire
ce serait comme dire
que c'était ma faute
laisser tout moi, pour toi je
n'étais pas encore prêt
tu m'as démandé la vérité
et j'ai été sincère
rappelle-moi, rappelle-moi
je ne pouvais pas te dire oui
comprends-moi...

si je te perds,
ce que je perds
je le sais déjà
je l'ai prévu dans mon jeu
de la vérité mais c'est un
risque que je dois prendre
c'est une preuve à laquelle
je veux te mettre

si je te perds, ce que je perds
certain que je le sais
sur les lèvres que je me mords
je n'ai pas de doutes

demain à l'aube j'écrirai
ton nom sur les murs à grandes
lettres en employant au
plus toutes les couleurs
et quand tu le verras ce sera
certainement avec les yeux
du coeur - tu comprendras
que nous sommes en train de
souffrir de la même douleur
rappelle-moi, moi je ne me
bougerai pas d'ici, rappelle-
moi, ne fais pas comme ça

si je te perds, ce que je perds
je le sais déjà
il est cruel mon
jeu de la vérité
si l'orgueil dit de
ne pas céder, mon coeur
ne lui veut pas croire

peut-être c'est été un bien
peut-être je ne le sais pas
ça m'a certainement coûté
le jeu de la vérité.

Nico S. Poetry.

Peace and Love to all.

Paix et Amour pour tous. 

Reviews

[Lorraine Pearson]

This is an honest write...but its content frustrates me to no end! I want to scream, "life is too short, put your pride on the shelf...if you have love here, don't choose hard-heartedness--its HELL." Anyway, I enjoyed the write.
~Lorraiyne

[Albert Freeman]

Very honest poetry and loved the way you wrote it.

[Valorie J. Shearer]

I really enjoyed this! Thank you for sharing.. take care~~~

[Brianna Brie]

loosing you would
be hard, I know
I've foreseen this in
my game of the truth
but it's a risk
I need to carry
it's a test I want
you to stand

Gut wrenching truth. Thanks for giving me a peek of what goes on inside a man's heart. Awesome write.

[THE BLACK SEAL]

brutally honest and well done

[Patsy]

Celui-ci est un de mes pr�f�r�s... Tr�s joli...

[Tomás Ó C..]

All too often we cant say what we need to as we think it makes us look the one in the wrong

[Jenny Davis]

It's hard to admit our own down falls, I think I understand this. Sometimes the fear makes us stop, we just don't want that rejection or that feeling of being in the wrong. This DOES read like a song...very well expressed :)

[Sally Edwards]

Excellent poem, it seems to be very heart wrenching. I enjoyed reading it.

[E. M. Murren]

This reads like lyrics to a song. It is really good. There is an honesty and openness of perception here which is always a treat to read. Well done. I love the binlingualness. Wonderful.