The Lies That We Silently Preach

brace yourself
to all these lies
for in the next room
at the next door
and at the next window
and at the next
open porch after all
these lies
may be truths
and you are no longer
willing to believe them
because they too
know how to hurt you

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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