You Bleed As You Stutter


from the ABC set Words That Flow Like Oil Over Water

smiling inconsiderate me
dashes your dreams
with the click of a finger
in the blink of a lie
kiss your good time good bye
sweet dear those words
still make you bleed
as you stutter them out
forced from your stomach to
apease my male ego.

i love you too.

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Comments

jennifer | March 1, 2009 - 20:33

This is superb wordplay on a familiar phrase:

'in the blink of a lie'

love it!

J x

alang | March 1, 2009 - 21:37

Hi Jennifer,

Thank you very much!! This was just a little doodle that started life as just the first two lines and then fell into place.

Thanks for reading.

Alan

Nathan Bednarek | March 2, 2009 - 23:29

'in the blink of a lie'

I also noticed this line, especially as it reminded me of the great Mark Twain and what he once wrote:

“A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.”

Thank you for posting this poem, I really enjoyed reading it. Well done.

Nathan.

alang | March 3, 2009 - 16:58

Thanks Nathan. :-)