“Be yourself” I was told
I was being no one else I replied
So I tried and I tried even more
To be less of myself than I could
Oh I tried
It lasted a while, minutes at most
I could be no less of myself
Than the birds in the tree.
Be myself, so I was told.
I will be myself
The best self I can be.
Words have power
I see it every day
Building up and
Breaking down
It forces either way
Words have power
This I know
For what is typed
And what is said
Reveals the naked soul
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If my question to you may be
Do I look good in my outfit today?
Please, oh please, do lie to me
For I do not mind
If you say the words I would want to hear
Lies, if little and sweet, are music to my ear
If my question to you may be
Do you like my style today?
Please, oh please, do lie to me
For I do not mind
If whispers are whispered quietly
Whispers, if little and sweet, are music to my heart
If my question to you may be
Do you love me for who I am
Please, oh please, don’t lie to me
For my heart can’t take the pain
Of hearing words that would cut through
To the essence of me, leaving me wounded
Leaving me scarred
White Lies form a light
So bright that honesty has
No room to shine through
Poems and Petals 