Lies

My definition of Lies.

Lies:
Poison of the mouth,
Cure for the weak-minded.
Lies:
Strength for the frail,
Desperation for the victim.
Lies:
Kindness of a friend,
Jeering of the bully.
Lies:
Unorthodox compassion of a lover,
Usual teasing of an 'ex'.
Lies:
Told daily by the public,
Told monthly by the government.
Lies: The escape from reality.

Author's Note

I wrote this a good few years ago, and had posted it on other sites like Quizilla. Of course, everything I had on Quizilla is now gone (some of my best poems were on there), but I managed to find this on an old forgotten memory stick along with some other worthless shit like fanfiction I wrote when I was about 14. Ugh.

Reviews

[Max Rwizi, Jr.]

deeper than empty pockets

[Usman Muhammad]

I really liked the writing style of your poem. It's well written and beautiful.

[Jeff]

I like the theme of the poem. I love how you showed one side and followed by the other.

[Rhia Barton]

Thank you very much, I'm not too proud of this one because it just reeks of my teenage years but thanks for the feedback :)

[Jeff]

You're welcome! I thought it was good. I understand how you feel. I have plenty of poem and lyrics from my teenage years that I cringe at.

[Chris]

The internet is eternal - til it isn't... though sometimes you CAN track down saved copies of things.

This was a good view of the "levels" of understandings.

[A.H.]

Repeated use of the theme.
I liked the way you re-emphasize the "Lies:" , a bit unique and different structure.
Thumbs up, for trying this style!

[Rhiuna_Rya]

I like that you showed mirrored angles of 'sweet' and 'hurtful' in this poem :).

[Rhia Barton]

Thank you for being my first review on the poem and for the positive feedback!

[Rhiuna_Rya]

No problem! Everyone deserves feed back and an extra mind to look at their work :)

[Rhia Barton]

I'll take a look at your work as soon as I have the time, promise! About half an hour hopefully :)

[Rhiuna_Rya]

Thank you so very much and no rush at all