Thursday, August 23, 2007

How Many?

How many white lies
does it take before
they reach a shade
of grey
How many remarks
askew
before we mention
the shifted view
How many omissions
twists and spins
before you realize
that each white lie
is itself
a damaging wind
that howls at the
door of trust
We each live our
life as we
choose
without necessity
of fabrication

writtten by Pauline ©2007

6 comments:

Nessa said...

Very good and very true.

Bla said...

I second that.

PJ van Zyl said...

true and sometimes we take the easy way out just to find that we end up in a big mess "Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive”

Sir Walter Scot

twilite said...

Hi Pauline! Simply love this.

mystic rose said...

I read this before..

powerfully written, and the last thought is liberating.

Jackie's Garden said...

Words are pictures for you, aren't they? I wish that I could 'see' that way.