A Complex Definition of Lies

[DWAYNE]

Yesteryear
issues its refrain
like the chain-ganged melody
of a cow-belled necklace.
Oh, how we are reckless
with our maladies
lying
In search
of introspective remedies.
Standing at intersections
of today and the past,
will we make peace
with these ghosts
at last?
Ours is a truth denied.
A history revised...
A complex definition
of lies.

[Brainwreck]

Wow, I love this poem. Standing at the intersections of today and the past. Very cool.

[grant hayes]

I agree, Brain. I am smitten with this elegantly phrased meditation on the past, and feel its admonishment. Marvellous, rhythmic interweaving of rhyme, assonance and consonance. Thank you for sharing this, Dwayne.

[MHenry]

Hi, Dwayne, This is a well-crafted and thought-provoking poem, making an interesting statement in a clever and pleasing way. I enjoyed this read (and the subsequent re-reads). Well done, and thanks for the post.

[AlexandratheLate]

I've read several of your poems and they are thought-provoking and insightful not to mention the poetic styles you use. That last stanza about denying the truth but just rewriting history to make it look better is a sad state of affairs because we have to live with those lies instead of having the incentive to strive to be and do better.

[1sided]

Thought provoking. Thanks for sharing. Will we ever learn from our past mistakes and move forward?

[RyanLewisWalker]

can i put some music to this please!?

[Suz-zen]

love the way your mind works DWAYNE
astounded by THIS!! like the chain-ganged melody
of a cow-belled necklace.

[RhymeLovingWriter]

So I went to hit 'like' and then realized that I'd already liked, so that made it un-like - which isn't true at all - because I like it very much - which I then corrected by hitting like again. Technology gets my goat sometimes! I don't know if it comes from human nature of not wanting to face it when we've done something wrong - afraid of consequences maybe? But it truly is reckless - and unkind - to live in denial. Great verse Dwayne.

[DWAYNE]

Technology is no friend of mine.

I still have not figured out how to delete a post that I posted in the wrong spot!

[Parkinsonspoet]

Eloquent and engaging thank you

[Sumyanna]

Oh wow. I do love this immensely!