The One To Claim Never To Have Lied Poem by Francis Duggan

The one to claim never to have lied is lying it does seem to me
For i cannot but only feel wary of the one who proclaims his or her honesty
By telling others you are honest that a lie never once passed your mouth
By your own lie on your honesty you are putting a doubt
By saying you never told a lie your own self you deceive
For in your more than dubious statement anyone does not believe
A truly honest person is one i have yet to meet
Only a living saint would be untainted by deceit
The cynic in me causes me to doubt the one who has never lied
I do feel that such a person may have something to hide
When i say that we are all capable of telling lies that does not make a popular man of me
As most with that sort of reasoning i am sure would disagree
It is true enough as mortals us human beings are born to die
And on our life journey everyone of us do tell more than one lie.