Teach me how you do that thing with a smile as big as the sky.
Kiss me quickly, lest I see deception in your eyes.
Touch me as I crumble βneath warm fingers and cold heart.
Soothe me with that magic balm to wash away my scars.
Take me to a place where romance exiles seeds of doubt.
Dance with me on a stage of pretense. Swing me all about.
Tell me all those honeyed words you know I long to hear.
Hold me close and whisper your sweet nothings in my ears.
Convince me that together we can ride the moon and stars.
Teach me how to be the perfect liar like you are.
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Comments (27)
A captivating representation of the defeat we feel when all the person is capable of is deceit, so we give in, we encourage, we may even offer ways that they could do it better. So deep, current and relevant to the deep complexities of the human mind. Thoroughly impressed and even more so, moved ππ½ thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Sending congratulations on a much deserved honorable mention on this week's leaderboard for Most Discussed Stories with this piece.
So sad. Powerful poem.
Yay Cathy!!! Congrats on honourable mention this week!!
Oh my, such gorgeous words and emotion, my friend. β€οΈ I wasn't expecting the ending - it packs a powerful punch!
so lovely
Dang!! This is so good and so emotionally raw! Really well done
Well-wrought! That last line, very relevant to today's culture...
Gorgeous and terrible, and that last line is πππ
I like how you built us up for a happy ending, then BAM!!! Nice one, Cathy!
Very well written. I really felt this. Thanks for sharing. :)
There are some people who are so breathtakingly deceptive. I hope itβs nobody you know. This was a belter.
That's just who some people are. I realised that some people lie but then some people are lies. That's their whole personality. Loved your poem!
This was relatable and heartbreaking Cathy!! It made me think of that moment when you learn what's really in a person's heart and you just want to go back to ignorant bliss....
Beautiful and devastating, Cathy. Reminds me of the song "I love how you lie" by Rihanna and Eminem.
Wow, that last line is something else. You are a magnificent writer!
Wow that hit hard Cathy. Youβve voiced my thoughts.
This packed a punch! Go Cathy!
Great twist and the end!!! Loving it!!!β€οΈβ€οΈπ
Leaving the power punch to the end. It was all looking so perfect until...
Whoa. Love the twist at the end, Cathy!
And that's the way t'is! Nice.
Aaaaaaand, BAM! Well done, my friend!
Two lines stand out to me as some of the fears, like life, many have in any relationship: 1- Kiss me quickly, lest I see deception in your eyes. 2-Teach me how to be the perfect liar like you are. Wonderful poem
Beautifully worded, with such a twisted undercurrent/conclusion...incredible work, as we've come to expect from Cathy!!