DON’T LIE
Do not lie to me of love,
Or act as if the whole is good,
When every time I try
To catch your eye,
You turn away.
Golden words fall from your lips,
That wicked tongue can silver iron,
Until your lies
Cover me like dust.
I beg.
Do not lie to me of love.
©2023 Gwen Grant
Poems by Gwen Grant 