“honestly . . .”
beginning of many
warped sentences:
warped sentences:
partial reality that coat
enunciations
enunciations
so when we look
into his flat words,
we try to see something
multi-dimensional
in the eyes of the speaker,
to give us some inkling
about his ever-changing stance…..
perhaps our efforts
are wasted;
are wasted;
yet we have to do it
for our own insight
into his twisted mind,
of lurking evil
"why am I thinking of that two faced individual?"
if you have to tell me you are honest, you are probably not...
ReplyDeletehaha Brian made a good point and yeah many are two faced, great look at it in your verse.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's a rare individual who treats everyone the same way, that would mean that no one ever had a bad day ;)
ReplyDeleteDear gautami
ReplyDeleteSome times honesty is revealed in the eyes... you just have to look for it... I liked the way you have structured your verse about it.. and the last line was summing it up neatly..
thanks for sharing..
Shashi
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/11/whispers-where-you-will-go.html
Right on! Donn't bother of the 2-faced individual.Not many of them anyway!
ReplyDeleteHank
Agreed... if you preface your words with honestly sometimes, does that mean you're not being honest the others??
ReplyDeleteHmmm...
Nicely done.
Thank you for reading and commenting at my site. Glad you liked it. I've followed your link for a return visit. This is covertly powerful. Makes me think about how I speak and the level of honestly behind my own words. Recipe for conspiracy paranoia.
ReplyDeleteReally nice look here. Like the way you put the idea to verse, thanks
ReplyDeleteI think (as Brian) we all wear different masks depending on who we interact with and it isn't true deception. For example, we'd behave differently with out family at home than we would professionally, at work.
ReplyDeleteBut, I too dislike two faced people, can't trust them at all.
Ouch. Striking and very telling 'Lurking Evil'. Politicians and Lovers can look so similar. Nice write!
ReplyDeleteThat first verse really drew me in. Great writing!
ReplyDeleteThis was very good ... the expression upon my face was screwing up into an unpleasant look. Very convincing.
ReplyDeleteit is a trick,
ReplyDeletehard to have the notion fixed.
powerful take.
Happy Sunday,
Do link to poetry picnic today.
smiles.
Funny thing about that word, isn't it. You captured these thoughts well.
ReplyDeleteprofound! well done.
ReplyDeleteThought-provoking....makes me picture politicians........
ReplyDeleteGautami, visiting from Imaginary Gardens. If someone begins a sentence with "Honestly" I tend to be a bit sspicious.. Honesty speaks for itself.stoi
ReplyDeleteso is this about a psychopath?
ReplyDeleteI think the title really works here to make the poem more powerful.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing topic! Well done.
ReplyDeleteThought provoking indeed....lovely writing Gautami! :-)
ReplyDeletethought provoking idea.. nice poem.. :)
ReplyDeleteVery well written! A liar is a liar, no matter the spin they try to put on the situation.
ReplyDelete"Honestly" is rather like "Obviously" It ususally isn't! Your poem is cleverly ironic - honestly!
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