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THE GOOD LIE

Kaci Tami 1960 (Vatukoula)

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Tell me a lie
Say that you still love me
I don't want to go through another day
Without you saying so
Tell me a lie
Say that you care
I dont want to face another tomorrow
With the echoes of yesterdays
Tell me a lie
Say that you need me
I don't need to know your reasons
Just tell me it is so
Tell me a lie
Tell me a fabrication
Let me watch it pass through  your lips
smooth as chocolate
And onto mine
As you seal it with a kiss
Tell me a lie
So I can continue this counterfeit life
Tell me a lie
So I can believe fractured fairtales
Do exist!

About this poem

This poem reflects the feelings I went through when I found out that my husband was cheating on me but I could not bring myself to confront him as at the time I felt so depressed, so defeated that I accepted his duplicity knowing he was lying to me.

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Written on October 17, 1999

Submitted by taminator2016 on January 16, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AbcdAedfAbgdAhijklAmAdn
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 544
Words 117
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 23
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Kaci Tami

I am an aspiring writer, poet, teller of tales that is me. I have always seen things in a different light and from my perspective, it gives you an insight into what makes me tick as a human being. My life is always hectic and the most important thing I have learnt is that there are three things that one should value in life (a) Your loved ones (b)Your health (c) The memories you create with people. In the end, we all leave this world alone, so spend time creating memories and meaningful relationships with individuals and society at large. My poems reflect my perspective on the world at large both real and imagined. I am in the process of collating an anthology of poems so I can share my likes, dislikes and life with others. Thank you for reading my poems more…

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