Liar

A poem about not really knowing someone

Guess it's easy for you to lie

 It's like putting on another tie

 In the morning

 Before you go off to work 

 Guess I'm just too kind 

 Trying to see the best in you

 But that can get you hurt 

 Guess I'll just sit back 

 Pretend I wasn't wrong

 Pretend it was something I had 

 To make myself feel strong 

 But that's also false 

 Guess you'll always have a face

 I wish I didn't have to see 

 Like a scary movie 

 Like a tragedy 

Like something I had but couldn't keep 

 I gave it back so quickly 

 Take it away from me

 Please

 

Guess it wasn't what I wanted after all

 Guess I should've followed my heart

 Telling me not to trust a piece of art 

 That is erased after its drawn 

 But i admired it from a distance  

So it wouldn't be something I held onto for too long 

 Guess you were a shooting star 

Shining one minute 

Exploding the next 

 Collapsing onto yourself again and again 

 A self fulfilling prophecy

 Something I could never reach

 

Guess you'll have to be a ghost 

Standing there while we live our lives in your "home" 

Something that can't keep you stable 

Something you fall back on when all else fails 

 Everyone leaves it eventually

 And you're left to face the mess you've made 

 

Guess you'll be a memory

 Against my will 

Like a dried up tree

 It still stands along with the others 

Holding onto what it used to be 

Wanting to believe

 It makes the forest more green 

Guess I'll always remember you 

Telling us lies

That you wanted to be the truth

All you've been through 

So you could be the hero

The one everyone thanked in the end 

 

Guess you're an unfinished thought  

One someone interrupts 

One that becomes a reminder later on

Always in the back of your mind

One that you thought was gone 

Guess I'll pour more wine 

And laugh about it over time  

Thinking about how you could almost call me yours  

Thinking about how some things aren't meant to be 

Thinking about how some things are just a story to be told

Reviews

[Franky]

Such interesting thoughts. Such a sad situation. It makes me wonder more about what actually happened to inspire you to write such a sad poem. I'm a curious soul!