Herbert Nehrlich Lies Poems

What would we be, he asked
without this tool of tools?
The freedom to be masked
it does extend to fools.
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When Nathan asked 'why can't I lie',
his mother, who was baking pie
explained that following her lead
would get to Heaven him indeed.
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.....and why, my sweet do I not miss you,
why do I feel no pain sensation?
There is no mad urge to possess you,
I do not need you for salvation.
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