Lie to me

Lie to me. Tell me
what you think
I need to hear.
It’s all right.
Just remember:
truth is simple,
lies complicated.
I’ll be here when
you get tired of
making it so hard
to just be yourself.
— Matthew S. Spira © 2020
Lie to me. Tell me
what you think
I need to hear.
It’s all right.
Just remember:
truth is simple,
lies complicated.
I’ll be here when
you get tired of
making it so hard
to just be yourself.
— Matthew S. Spira © 2020
Two featured poems from my publication, emailed once per week on Thursdays. Take a look.
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Just a middle-aged dude doing middle-aged things. Poetry repository: matthewspira.org. 1st collection, The End of the Rainbow, on sale: http://amzn.to/32Kkt3d
Ever-growing collection of poetry. Now with audio (in-progress)!
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