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    • #8497
      charles
      Moderator

      Deceit, such an ugly word

      It’s when people cant believe a word that they’ve heard

       

      When our gambling we’ve tried to hide

      It’s hard to remember how much we’ve lied

       

      Lies of fact  – “I Wasn’t there” 

      “I didn’t gamble”  I didn’t care.

       

      Deciet though has many forms,

      Those lies of fact are just one of it’s norms

       

      For all the times that we may have lied

      Another deceit is the things that we hide

       

      The bills, the letters and those debts

      Hiding the mail, feeling closed in by the net

       

      Hiding the statements, all bank accounts

      If they know that we gamble. we cant say the amount

       

      There comes a time though it all closes in

      And true recovery can only begin

       

      When we replace our lies, and all that deceit

      And replace them with two words that are the opposite

       

      Honesty and openness might be hard to do

      But they help a lot and are prettier too.

      🙂

    • #8498
      vera
      Participant

      At the core of all deception
      Lies a lack of self reflection
      On our attitudes, behaviours and beliefs.
      False interpretation and irrational correlation
      Lead to lies, illusions, notions and deceit.
      ‘Til you overcome this practice
      And pursue alternate tactics
      Such as openness, awareness and clear truth
      You will need to seek contrition
      Accept change and opposition
      To a lifestyle you decided to create
      When you chose then, to continue
      The deceit that lay within you
      And resigned to attribute it to “fate”.
      Call it lies, untruth or rumour
      We know that we just humour
      Our illusions when we try to fabricate.
      But before we try to figure ways to stop this growing bigger
      Let’s be honest with each other and ourselves
      Even though the truth may hurt us-(lies will make our lives seem worthless)
      Let’s get ready for self searching and deep delves!

    • #8499
      vera
      Participant

      love your poem, Charles.

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