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Liar

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Ravenatawritingdesk

Published: Apr 27, 2011

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Lies like towers
Blocks stacked one by one-
Higher and higher-
Prison towers,
Master architect locked inside.
Beating unforgiving bricks with bloody fists.
Trapped by walls she built so well,
So carefully,
So cleverly.

Lies that bite
Lies that grow
Lies with their own pounding hearts,
Dark blood, smirking eyes, animal instinct
Lies more physical
More genuine
More real than I am.
Lies that live.

Lies like quicksilver
Flowing mercury
Gliding, graceful,
Fluid words and liquid lines
Lies that drip from my lips
Like metallic lifeblood.

Lies that sing.
Lies of beauty.
Silken words and swirling melodies
Enchanting, entrancing
Elegant sirens tricking sailors into joining the dance.
And my old addiction to their perpetual song.

Lies I need.
Lies I live.
Lies I love.

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animelover74

Feb 19, 2012

loved it!

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