White Lies / Black Lies

by erratic hippie   Dec 24, 2005


When lies are born as early morn
Blinks blindly at the break of dawn,
Identical in aural glow
And of no harm to anyone,

We must not fight the coming night
That we too often try to stall
With stars burning day's residue
As papers in the Wailing Wall.

[note - the allusion to the wailing wall is a positive one: I'm comparing the prayers that are written down on paper and stuffed between its cracks with the stars, that fill the cracks of nighttime...there is no religious agenda other than this metaphor, however vague it may seem anyhow]

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  • 17 years ago

    by perkyshadowgirl

    Nice work :)
    (*random mandy moment* IT RHYMES :D:D:D)
    < / end random mandy moment >

  • 18 years ago

    by The Wingless

    This has a really thoughtful topic, do you read a lot of books? It seems like it. I like the style of poetry you write, it captures my attention right away.

    I'm him..Lol.

  • 18 years ago

    by erratic hippie

    Sadly, no. books don't quite cut it on my spare time schedule as much as television / "couch sports", as i call it. i've been reading the Hitchhiker's Guide since April! (then again...i put it down a while back and haven't bothered to pick it up). never fear - i'll give it another go 'round July.

  • 18 years ago

    by LostSoul

    This has a really thoughtful topic, do you read a lot of books? It seems like it. I like the style of poetry you write, it captures my attention right away.

  • 18 years ago

    by Aidyn

    It's interesting--a neat concept. I like the final allusion, but I'm gonna have to be annoying one last time and say *shakes fist* darn you lit kids and your allusions!! Really beautiful, though...and yeah...I knew the foul and fair thing in my sonnet there was borrowed *cough*stolen*cough* from Macbeth, but I didn't realize just how Macbeth-esque the rest of it was until you pointed it out...but it wasn't supposed to be about Macbeth...honestly...hehe...

    Cheers

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