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The Art of Lying

July 11, 2010
By BeautifulXWallflower PLATINUM, Wyoming, Michigan
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Taste:
Lying tastes like salt.
So heavy on my tongue.
The tears continue to fall.

Smell:
The smell of soap.
Because lying is such a dirty thing.
Tainted truth and forgotten reality.

Sight:
The look on your face
When I tell you I’m ok.
The reason I keep lying.

Hearing:
These people pass me by.
I put them all on mute.
Their sounds don’t breach my thoughts.

Feeling:
No feelings at all.
Because to allow feeling,
Would mean the end of my control.

© Daniel H., Durham, NC

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BeautifulXWallflower PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 7 2010 at 11:39 am
BeautifulXWallflower PLATINUM, Wyoming, Michigan
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Aw thanks so much =)

I have a lot of other stuff too. This is DEFINETLY not my favorite of my work.

Beautiful Wallflower, Army Soldier Michael Poff, KevKev, Caged Butterfly, and I Am The Anonymous are probably my top few.

Francesca BRONZE said...
on Aug. 6 2010 at 3:01 pm
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Never stop writing, you're really good.