Saturday, October 16, 2010

Poem: Lies are the Truth & The Truth is a Lie

Lies Are the Truth & The Truth is a Lie by: Asha
Ever since you were a child you were told to tell the truth
But they never tell you what happens when you find they’ve lied to you

When you find Santa Claus isn’t real, the Tooth Fairy is fake
That big girls do cry, and do a lot more than I can say

When you learn violence is never the answer and yet all you hear about on the news is war
How people you consider war heroes are honored for taking someone’s life or more

When people tell you alcohol is bad after you ask why they were drunk that night
When people tell you to turn the other cheek and yet they’re notorious for being in fights

You’re told never to get into gang violence yet that’s all you hear on the radio
You’re told never to smoke a cigarette by a person addicted to tobacco

You’re told never to use drugs, and that same night you hear that person got arrested for selling crack
You’re taught to be a good and loyal friend, but then your best friend stabs you in the back

You’re taught this and that, but never what to do when it backfires
The only truth we know is there are no true people, there are only liars.

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