Spawn of Lies

By Gray Vision

Like a festering wound,
This irritation grows
And try as you must
There’s no deterring this curse.
It starts out as one,
Then rapidly disperse,
It only takes one,
Then there’s no reverse,
It becomes a part of you,
A part known as deceit,
The worst quality in a person,
The one you can’t delete
It starts as a small lie,
What some consider “white lies.”
And pretty soon those white lies,
Give birth to black lies.
Akin to fire
These lies know no end
Burning family and friends,
Even the hand it’s dealt.
In the end,
When it’s all said and done
A lie, is a lie
No matter how small
No matter how much we deny,
Because in the very end,
It’s just another lie.

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Published on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Filed under: "Reflective" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Feel free to comment or pitch advice, ty.

Comments on "Spawn of Lies "

A former member wrote: this is a good one
On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, Gray Vision (424) wrote:

What rev, you're superman now? Anyways, thank you for commenting, I'm glad you liked it. Take care =)
A former member wrote: u depict lies in a very real and sensible way...the imagery is awesome and it really gets the memories racing, thank you for an intense read :)
On Wednesday, January 12, 2011, Gray Vision (424) wrote:

Thank you Ice, I'm glad you enjoyed it, take care and thank you for commenting =)
On Saturday, July 3, 2010, A Life Without You (146) wrote:

Some serious truth. It unfortunately sounds like this is close to home... excellent write GV
On Sunday, July 4, 2010, Gray Vision (424) wrote:

Thanks bud, I'm glad you liked it. I'll have some more works posted here soon I hope lol. Thanks again =)
On Wednesday, June 30, 2010, Riven Waker (317) wrote:

this piece is replete with wisdom - & ironically, with honesty
On Wednesday, June 30, 2010, Gray Vision (424) wrote:

I like this one as well because of the truth it holds, glad you enjoyed it RW thank you =)
A former member wrote: a lie is a lie no matter what we do..so true.........great work .keep it comming
On Sunday, June 27, 2010, Gray Vision (424) wrote:

I'm trying, I'll have some more posted soon promise =)
A former member wrote: This iz awsome...veryy deep..
On Sunday, June 27, 2010, Gray Vision (424) wrote:

Thank you very much for commenting =)
On Friday, April 30, 2010, Gray Vision (424) wrote:

Indeed also some of the metaphors I used for example, "And pretty soon those white lies, give birth to black lies." I used the term/ phrase "Black lies" because people associate black to be bad, even though black can embody something beautiful like ebony for instance. Anyways thank you for your support and encouragement and I'll keep writing.
On Wednesday, April 7, 2010, lupus tenebrae (860) wrote:

Great write, no matter how insignificant the lie it's still a lie and will always evolve into bigger lies, it's deadly progression at its finest. Well done, thanks.
On Sunday, June 27, 2010, Gray Vision (424) wrote:

Yep it's like a language once you learn it you can't unlearn it. Thanks for the comment wolfy =)