Nothing, I Want Nothing Poem by Hebert Logerie

Nothing, I want nothing
From you, except the truth
I am waiting at the booth
Come out clean with something
Better. I honestly want to hear
The truth. Stop the lies here
This is too much. Be forthcoming
I am tired of all the lies
Bring me the pies and the fries
Stop talking. Start singing
So I can rest and feel better
Liars can be highly creative
Cowards can be destructive
Nobody is a brainless sucker
This is neither a game, nor a hoax
You're caught in the hooks
Like many kleptomaniacal crooks
Things are clear and obvious, folks
You can fool a few
Not everybody in the wide house
Because you're a big mouse
You will get caught. You can screw
A few. You can lie all you want
You can rant, sing and chant
All you want, you can only fool
A few drowning in the pool
Everyone is watching, nobody is stupid
Go ahead, curse, argue and plead
The truth will come out very soon
Yes, you were looking for a boon
For a quid pro quo, for something
Yes, you were looking for anything.

Copyright © November,2019, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved.
Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.