An Empire of Lies

Being the perfect Walter Mitty, it took me years to know how much time I've wasted in the make-believe...

I have taken a long time

To understand

Life was not poetry

It was harsh

I should say "harshest"

I can't make it rhyme

In my hand

With all my worries

Of forcing rush

With luck at rest

I heard the bells

They rang like fools

Like those of paradise

A bittersweet smell

It pierced, it ruled

An empire of lies...

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[Sukriti Suki]

This is good. Direct..Aren't we all Walter Mitty one way or another!!

[Miss Fox]

"A bittersweet smell
It pierced, it ruled"
wow. I don't really like using such words as 'wow', but when you're at a loss for words, what else comes forth? You really are a brilliant writer, and this is a perfect example of your talent.

[Wandering Soul]

Brilliant. Here's to all the Walter Mitty's of the world.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Tactful and biased, a relative argument against a ruling class, very well penned, good job, great read.