Liar Insecure Selfish Arrogant
A poem
Why are you only nice
for the new people that you see?
Why couldn't you act better
When I helped to set you free?
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It's been said, "You're only appreciated
once you're fully gone..."
But I don't think that's true
In fact, I think it's a huge con.
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Because for you to get better
You must make everyone feel worse
You hide all the truth away
Tell everyone your family is a curse
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Smearing my name in public
won't erase all that you've done.
Me remaining silent
doesn't mean the battles won.
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The stories you tell about me
tell more about your guilt.
If I ever told the truth,
We could watch all the flowers wilt.
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Lies may distract people for awhile
but they don't undo reality...
And the truth is, I've shown up for you...
but you've never been there for me.
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I'm disappointed you're not
the person I've created in my head.
I defended you completely
even when I knew where that road led.
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I fought for you without question
believed all your lies were true
I was there without hesitation
because that's what a sister is supposed to do.
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My intuition told me
there were things I didn't know
but I didn't think my sister
would ever risk letting me go
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So, I opened up my home to you
I let you and your kids inside
You promised you'd show respect and love
but we both know that you lied.
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You left my house a broken mess
The bills were piled up.
And we stopped talking yet again...
I thought I'd finally had enough.
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Until I saw you needed me
to protect you once again
So, here I came to rescue you
Does the cycle ever end?
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I said I was sorry
You never said that you were too...
But we pretended nothing happened
I didn't need a sorry out of you.
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I've been there through everything
Cards that said, "I love you most"
And then you casually toss me aside
through a fucking Facebook post...
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I showed up with makeup, gifts,
with treats, and even flowers...
I brought you handmade items.
Things that took me several hours...
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You bled me dry, then joined a cult
and then you started judging.
You spat vile words like venom,
angry that I wasn't budging.
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You keep the kids away from me.
Convinced them all they have is you...
Tell me, if they figure out that lie,
what exactly will you do?
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Your version of me is just a shield
you hide behind to escape what you can't face.
You can cover up your lies...
but they can never be erased.
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You can go on with your life, Big sister....
I promise, I won't follow.
You're embarrassing. A fake. A liar.
That's the hard truth you must swallow.
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Sara Wilson
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Comments (12)
These are a great takedown and I love that it actually uses quartets and rhyming in its form. I am featuring it in a piece I am writing.
Loved this
Nicely worded
In the first stanza. That was the ultimate betrayal. Nice to others but not nice to the true heros. Not nice to the one who loves them. Damn, 'if I ever told the truth, we could watch all the flowers wilt' one of my favourite lines. It's like you're saying the lies she told became a flower, but the truth will wilt it. The image would fade into something ugly. This is stirring my emotions, stirring me to tears. I am so sorry this was what you went through because of your sister. I am sorry she risked letting you go. She's also your big sister. I could feel your pain. Things shouldn't be this way. But sadly we all have lies we believe despite the facts, even if it would hurt the ones who care for us, we go on with it anyway. I hope writing this made you feel a bit better Sara. Congratulations on your Top Story 🤗❤️🎉🎉🎉
Sometimes, the best thing that we can do is cut people off, no matter how much it hurts at first. In the long run, it’ll help heal you. I just feel bad that you don’t get to see the kids. Congrats on the top story!
C'est la vie humaine !
Sad but so true. I'm having a problem like that now with sibling. I read a book 'the courage to be disliked' that really taught me the power of being able to say no and avoid getting into situations this bad.
Ouch! This poem packs a hard punch. It’s really good, though I’m sorry you had to experience it. Having to cut off a family member is hard. My favorite line was, “If I ever told the truth, We could watch all the flowers wilt.” That is such a raw and powerful line. Thanks for sharing
I've struggled with family as well and it's heartbreaking until you reach a certain point where you're just fed up and angry. You've conveyed that feeling well in this poem although I'm sorry to know you feel that way about family as well. Here's hoping things can get better between you and your sister.
Ah, the lovely sister I've heard so much lovely stuff about. I am sorry again you have to deal with so much shit, Sara. You're a great person and this is written with all the fire it deserves, without losing a sense of rhyming, diction and flow. So well done to you and look Vocal agrees - congrats on the Top Story!
Kick butt writing Sara! Hugs 2 you... Your makeup is fierce btw! ☺️
She sounds like a peach 😐