we wore our lies
wore them well
careful not to expose
the dark underbelly
of who we were
lies of omission
lies of commission
we wore our lies
wore them well
donned the clothes
played our parts
spun the myths
from strands of gold
played our parts
spun the myths
from strands of gold
deceit our cloak
quintessential guise
we wore our lies
wore them well
Bravo!!! Luv
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of who we were"
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Much💚love
This is so powerful! I especially like; "the dark underbelly of who we were lies of omission."💘
ReplyDeleteYour poetry has such substance. This is riveting.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like omission to hide darker truth. Love it!
ReplyDeleteDearest Helen,
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful poem of the makeup of the lie. Her fashion and associated behavior...
Hugs,
Mariettte
Hmmm, one to ponder. (Is it better or worse when we wear them so well? Do we all do that?) I especially like 'we spun the myths / from strands of gold'.
ReplyDeleteLies of omission... the lies that aren't said. I always find it such a juxtaposition, those that lie by speaking and those that lie by staying silent. Makes you wonder what is true. "We wore our lies well" the implication that we are all participating in this faux costume parade. The repetition really works for me... the more we repeat a lie the more likely we are to believe it.
ReplyDelete"we wore our …", a part of some jobs. My older daughter gave up her work selling at a famous name department store because she was selling things the buyers really didn't want, some didn't need.
ReplyDeleteWe had a large oil company here that folded because the employees cooked the books to please the stockholders, on orders by their supervisors.
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The repetition in your poem is very effective, Helen, and the internal rhyme and the sound of ‘lies of omission, commission’, as if you’re trying to hush the lies away.
ReplyDeleteWell written! I agree with Kim. :)
ReplyDeleteEveryone forgets about those lies of omission, but they have quite a bit of substance for a thing that's left out.
ReplyDeletei love the way you played with your words. very creative and driven. great write!
ReplyDeleteRepetition in this really had me involved.
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