Those dirty little
secrets -
the ones, hidden in the mist
kept away
a waft in drift
from unwitting
dwellers
in the fray
****
exhalation
lost in limbo
wander - gliding
like a vapor
just a thought
a memory
slipping
through a veil
of danger
****
discontentment
on a path
escaped the gates
of hell
prying eyes
deceitful -
cover up
the ne'er-do-well
****
intentions - stirring
the stench of
the piqued
and disillusioned
doubts arising
meets the end
of bleak -
amidst confusion
****
lonely is left
when innocence
comes face to face
with knowing -
no one gets
away unscathed
when secrets revealed
are showing
****
no amount
of mist can hide
the ultimate undoing
when all along
the only one
fooled
was the one
doing the fooling
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Comments (5)
Secrets may keep as may deceits for a little while, but the rot will fester & the truth will eventually out.
Oooo, that last part hit so hard! Fantastic poem!
Very nice. I've been interviewing an author friend of mine to help him with his memoir. We sometimes trade stories about secret things in life, deceptions. We're both big fans of The Who, and he keeps citing key lines from their song, "Eminence Front": Sun Shines People Forget Spray Flies Speedboat glides People Forget Forget they're hiding Behind an eminence front" The point of the song is, everyone lies, everyone hides. So much they forget they're doing it. Your real hair color, your baldness, the way you look at someone, the way you're bored with someone. Conversations hidden. Secret meetings, even where you just talk. We're all hiding.
This is really good, it liberally buzzes with intensity!
What a way to define a 'secret' from the who and what.