The Lie

Your arms lift me up,

  as your words take me down

 

And I’m caught in-between

  your smile and frown

 

Your eyes making promises,

  your words yet to keep

 

My spirit in limbo,

  my heart left to weep

 

A soul now in turmoil,

  my mind double dealt

 

As your fear and your passion

  collide

 

What’s to be known,

  and what’s to be felt

 

Is it your words or your actions

  —that lie

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)

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