Say Nothing Else

Confront someone,
In the telling of a lie done.
And watch their eyes,
Quickly shift...
To avoid any acknowledgement of it!
Say nothing else!
And soon you will be entertained...
By someone losing any integrity that remains.

Observe how they drift to protect themselves.
Back and forth with hopes to find an exit.
And instead of admitting,
They've been caught off guard by surprise...
They will try to cover up one lie told,
To excuse it with an alibi.
And that alibi,
Defies the evidence another holds and shows.

Say nothing else.
A culprit knows...
When a self incriminating mouth,
Is best to keep closed.

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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