The Lies We Tell Poem by Erin Cowart

The Lies We Tell

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Being a good person will take you far
Like one wheeled bicycles and dead battery cars

If you do your best things will turn out fine
Like gas on fires and bread with no yeast

Those jeans still fit
Like my hand in yours and yoga pants on a fat girl

Falling in love is fabulous
Like smelly garbage trucks and moldy fruit

Falling out of love is easy
Like rocket science and scaling cliffs

If you love someone they will love you back
Like cats love dogs and gay men love straight women

Like you love me….

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: lies,life,love
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chinedu Dike 11 August 2020

Very powerfully and movingly penned. Your diction is a pure delight.

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Cowboy Ron Williams 01 July 2020

Very nice, Erin. I like this!

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Erin Cowart

Erin Cowart

Gainesville, FL
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