Lie To Me

This is a piece I've written for love gone away..

Say it to me once more that you love me,

I ask you again that you hold and console me,

That this world is just cruel and that I am unique,

They’ll not get it even if they tried.

 

Lie to me, that you will love me tonight,

Lie to me, that you we’re waiting all day to see me,

Lie to me, that you long my eyes as I long for your lips,

Lie to me, that you want me to lie besides you.

 

Your lies will last me this one more night,

The lights don’t grow dimmer till I hear your sweet song,

I surrender my soul to your glances, to keep safe in longing,

The dawn has never been a friend, cruel and blinding.

 

Lie to me, that your kisses will wake me up,

Lie to me, that you’ll see me to the door as I leave,

Lie to me that you’ll call me if its all going alright,

Lie to me, that you want me come back early today.

 

Your days seem more magical than mine can dream,

The boughs of the buildings were ours to perch,

Like birds of season coming together and call to one another,

I’d hold you so tender in my arms as you’d say you’d be ok.

 

Lie to me, that you’ll not leave marks when you go,

Lie to me, that this meant as much to you as it was to me,

Lie to me, that those embraces were all that was real,

Lie to me, that each touch of your palm said I was alright.

 

The day has ended again, there’s an even flow to the lights,

The cars move in melody, their lights yellow and red play their games.

This window is my friend again, the worlds eye into our life as it was,

It came to talk now that you’re just a shadow in my tomorrow,

and the saviour of my yesterdays:

 

Truth be told, you had the best you could get,

Truth be told, you didn’t lose the love you never had,

Truth be told, your soul is lonelier tonight but let the glass get light,

I’ll lie to you this once...she did really think your eyes had everything she needed,

Goodnight

Written By Roshan Nair
 Copyright © 2015 Roshan Nair

Author's Note

Its a really piece that is really close to my heart....
I appreciate your views and comments :)

Reviews

[Deepika]

Awesome work Roshan! You've got magic in your words. I specially liked the manner in which you've organised it..Leading 4 lines that's got a humble pleading followed by next 4 lines that vocalizes a sarcasm filled beseech "Lie to me.." and the pattern keeps alternating. And finally the amazing landing. Nice read:)

[Roshan Nair]

Thanks a lot deepika :) you always have a way to get the essence out of my poems, Im very grateful for that honestly :) cheers. I'm glad you liked it

[Deepika]

Pleasure's mine.keep sharing :)

[Ardra]

Lie to me, that you’ll not leave marks when you go,
Lie to me, that this meant as much to you as it was to me,
Lie to me, that those embraces were all that was real,

very beautifully done... and some or the other time i find myself singing these same tunes many times and to lie to myself that whatever it was beautiful and true...

am glad i came across your work

[Arjun Singh]

Bhai, tere dil ka dard saaf pta chl rha hai. This is by far the best piece i hv read nd reviewed since the time i joined cafe. Ur future's surely bright, nd u r talntd, hope ugt d bst out of life!!!

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

This would make for good song lyrics I think.

[Ana B.]

hmmm.....yet another deep, intense one. I love it, and it would make a great song :)

[LuLuIcey]

Awesome! I like your format! I have never been in love but...well...maybe sooner or later...I am just 13 and there's much more to go.
Well, the truth is, everyone lies, always.

[Roshan Nair]

Well..I hope there's a much softer pasture whenever you get there :) Thanks for liking the piece, I appreciate your review :) cheers

[Nyanachi]

Overall pretty good write. I am not a big fan of the artistic choice of repetition, though sometimes it can be effective. There were many parts that shown through and were very meaningful and made it a good read.

[Roshan Nair]

Thanks a lot! im glad you liked the write. I appreciate your kind review. cheers

[Mayank]

This is an honest piece, I understand how bad it must be feeling amid those truth and lie game. I wish could feel something similar, but long back I left my emotions on a lonely island and the bottle with a message never reached there.
Good work!

[Roshan Nair]

Thanks bud, I understand what you mean, seems like the best thing to do at the time I bet, I cant seem to decipher my own state on that scale yet. M glad you liked the piece , cheers

[R Smith]

excellent work Roshan, a heartfelt piece and easy to identify with as we read the story of our lives, guess we all have that kinda lost love in our past, bravo :)

[Roshan Nair]

Thanks a lot richard, thats what I thought, we all must have at some point our lives experienced this rush of emotions over a seemingly endless phase of time .cheers :)

[Ishita Dixit]

Wow Roshan!
This was so honest and personal.
Wasted love can hurt man!
Nicely done.

[Roshan Nair]

Thanks a lot ishita :) yea it can be a real prick to live with, but it gets unavoidable at that stage. Im glad you liked it, cheers

[Lizardo]

I can see how it comes from your heart
I'm in love with the last stanza, this is an amazing poem!
Just don't have words to describe how beautiful it is..

[Roshan Nair]

Thank you so much for the kind review, Im glad you found the piece beautiful and could connect so well to it. cheers :)