The Lies That You Must Keep On Telling Poem by RIC BASTASA

if i were you
since you really love
her that much
do not tell the truth

do not hurt her with
your truth
keep the lie alive
to make her happy

if i were you
caught in the act of betrayal
i should have told her
i thought it was you
i really thought it was you

forgive my indiscretion
tell her,
it was me who was seduced
i never kissed her
she kissed me

and since she loves you still
she delights upon your lies
and imagines all her life
that it was the fault of the
other woman

(whom you love much truly
than the fat, ugly one)