Teach me how you do that thing with a smile as big as the sky.
Kiss me quickly, lest I see deception in your eyes.
Touch me as I crumble ‘neath warm fingers and cold heart.
Soothe me with that magic balm to wash away my scars.
Take me to a place where romance exiles seeds of doubt.
Dance with me on a stage of pretense. Swing me all about.
Tell me all those honeyed words you know I long to hear.
Hold me close and whisper your sweet nothings in my ears.
Convince me that together we can ride the moon and stars.
Teach me how to be the perfect liar like you are.
About the Creator
Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
Reader insights
Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
Top insights
Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
Excellent storytelling
Original narrative & well developed characters
Eye opening
Niche topic & fresh perspectives
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Keep reading
More stories from Cathy holmes and writers in Poets and other communities.
Make Sure
Make sure you get a job, but that doesn’t pay too much so you can get food stamps and state sponsored health insurance. Otherwise you need $200 per month at least to pay for health insurance so you’re not paying $10,000 when you need an ambulance ride. With insurance, it’ll only be $2000. Isn’t it great? Also, remember when your SSI goes up with the cost-of-living, that your food stamps will decrease because you’re making more income, even though the price of food goes up too, and even staying on the same amount of EBT buys less already. And remember, if you have a disability, you can’t have more than $2000 across your checking and savings account. You can still work though, just don’t make too much or you’ll lose your benefits. It’s expensive to be poor; make sure to save every penny you find on the ground. It’s not taxable, and you’ll need it at the grocery store. And remember that the cheap insurance is barely covering anything, so make sure to not need too many appointments or medications, and to keep your sicknesses down. If you have an issue with your food stamps or Section 8, make sure to take off a day from work (Yes, the day you accounted for to be able to pay rent, that one) so you can go to the housing office and/or social services to wait in line to be scanned for weapons (including crochet hooks, you could dully stab a bitch) to be frustrated at a system to staff that are not paid enough to make excuses for the department they work for. Don’t forget to pay your rent that’s more than half of your income. Don’t forget to report to your pointless job for less than a living wage. If you had a living wage, then you wouldn’t be here at a social services office, now would you? Don’t forget to buy healthy food, even though it is more expensive, and not as fast as fast food, in your already limited free time outside of work, which must also be used for sleep, unless you work two or three jobs, and in that case: best of luck, you fuck! Lastly, life is short, so don’t forget to have fun!
By Ariana GonBon8 days ago in Poets
Comments (27)
A captivating representation of the defeat we feel when all the person is capable of is deceit, so we give in, we encourage, we may even offer ways that they could do it better. So deep, current and relevant to the deep complexities of the human mind. Thoroughly impressed and even more so, moved 👏🏽 thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Sending congratulations on a much deserved honorable mention on this week's leaderboard for Most Discussed Stories with this piece.
So sad. Powerful poem.
Yay Cathy!!! Congrats on honourable mention this week!!
Oh my, such gorgeous words and emotion, my friend. ❤️ I wasn't expecting the ending - it packs a powerful punch!
so lovely
Dang!! This is so good and so emotionally raw! Really well done
Well-wrought! That last line, very relevant to today's culture...
Gorgeous and terrible, and that last line is 👌👌👌
I like how you built us up for a happy ending, then BAM!!! Nice one, Cathy!
Very well written. I really felt this. Thanks for sharing. :)
There are some people who are so breathtakingly deceptive. I hope it’s nobody you know. This was a belter.
That's just who some people are. I realised that some people lie but then some people are lies. That's their whole personality. Loved your poem!
This was relatable and heartbreaking Cathy!! It made me think of that moment when you learn what's really in a person's heart and you just want to go back to ignorant bliss....
Beautiful and devastating, Cathy. Reminds me of the song "I love how you lie" by Rihanna and Eminem.
Wow, that last line is something else. You are a magnificent writer!
Wow that hit hard Cathy. You’ve voiced my thoughts.
This packed a punch! Go Cathy!
Great twist and the end!!! Loving it!!!❤️❤️💕
Leaving the power punch to the end. It was all looking so perfect until...
Whoa. Love the twist at the end, Cathy!
And that's the way t'is! Nice.
Aaaaaaand, BAM! Well done, my friend!
Two lines stand out to me as some of the fears, like life, many have in any relationship: 1- Kiss me quickly, lest I see deception in your eyes. 2-Teach me how to be the perfect liar like you are. Wonderful poem
Beautifully worded, with such a twisted undercurrent/conclusion...incredible work, as we've come to expect from Cathy!!