The Fountain of Truth

Well, when I started getting older

I decided to set out on a quest

I was gonna find that Fountain of Youth

Or, at least, I'd try my best

I stumbled across this forgotten village

Where only young people live

That's when I knew I'd found it

I was almost positive

I saw this beautiful stone fountain

Standing in the middle of the square

My journey was finally over

As I slowly walked over there

They had a tarnished silver dipper

That was hanging on a nail

Beside it was a old wooden bucket

And then, a golden pail

As I was reaching for the dipper

This little boy appeared

He said, "Careful you choose correctly"

And he suddenly disappeared

Now, I didn't know which one to choose

The wooden bucket or pail of gold

So I decided to drink a little of both

At least, I wouldn't grow old

And then a couple of hours later

I noticed, I wasn't looking too young

Then that little boy came back and said,

"Do you know what you have done?"

I answered, "Yes I do" before I thought

Though I really wanted to lie

I just couldn't make mysef do it

No matter how hard I'd try

"You have cheated," the little boy said

"Now you'll never find your youth

For by tasting both you've deceived yourself

And it became the Fountain of Truth

So, needless to say, I really messed up

And I'm cursed for the rest of my life

Cause it doesn't matter how hard I try

I can never tell a lie to my wife

Reviews

[MOON]

Ha ha serves you right. Lovely flow and some great lines storytelling in a poem.

[Whiskurz]

Thank you.......Whisk

[Christina]

Very well written. Nice twist on the end. :-)

[Whiskurz]

Thank you.......Whisk

[Michael G.]

Okay, I didn't see that one coming! Well done, Whisk!

[Whiskurz]

Thank you Michael......Whisk

[Morrigan Nicole]

Love it, the end always does it for me.