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Life of a Liar

April 5, 2009
By ErinWrites007 SILVER, Sherwood, Wisconsin
ErinWrites007 SILVER, Sherwood, Wisconsin
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Consider the options,
Weigh both sides.
Contemplate failure,
Bide your time.

Make the world wait,
Think it through.
This last decision,
Will make or break you.

Hide from shadows
The sun presents.
Afraid of exposure,
Of those “inadequate.”

Disguised in sunglasses,
And foreign clothes.
Dressed as a different life,
But who will know?

Pass the people,
Who were once prominent,
Slip into the past,
Now incompetent.

Lock eyes in the mirror,
Study what you see.
Looking for yourself,
The life of a liar.

Is this who you want to be?


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on Aug. 25 2010 at 11:08 pm
ErinWrites007 SILVER, Sherwood, Wisconsin
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Thank you very much!

Your feedback means a lot! :D


Tierra433 said...
on Aug. 24 2010 at 3:54 pm
Nice poem. I loved it.

on Mar. 1 2010 at 10:27 am
ErinWrites007 SILVER, Sherwood, Wisconsin
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Thank you very much!! I really appreciate the feedback!

on Mar. 1 2010 at 6:13 am
I loved this poem, so beautiful and the words tie together perfectly. Keep writing.