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Lie

Samuel Dane Ashford

A comforting myth
A cruel truth
The two confuse me
But that's just an excuse
Fabricated by my mind
To give me the solace that I wanted to find
But what is solace
If not truthless
What is solace
If not useless
Solace found in a comforting lie
That I desperately try so hard to justify
The truth that I disdain
The lie I embrace
Escaping the harsh reality
Questions my identity

-S.D.A

About this poem

Seeking comfort in lies instead of facing the cruel truth and the harsh reality.

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Written on February 12, 2023

Submitted by otakukage17 on February 11, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEEFDFFGGHICC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 383
Words 76
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
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