I Think Only God Is Honest Poem by Ben Partenay

I Think Only God Is Honest

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sometimes
I picture myself
with a gravel voice that
sounds like smoky air
and glance at the windows
with a lazy grin
that says
I’ve been there

but I lie with
my lazy smile
and its honesty
I crave

and sometimes
the clouds peel back
show a tired god
that stares
and stares
and the sun
still burns
and the world
still turns
and nothing will ever
change

Ben Partenay
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
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Ernestine Northover 30 November 2006

I liked this one Ben, a sort of acceptance of what one cannot change. A verification of life as it is. Delightful to read. Love and hugs Ernestine XXX

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