Bury the Truth
In the twinkle of an eye
The story changed
The story I loved to tell
The story everyone loved to hear
A storybook filled with pretty pictures
A story so perfect
A story so rare
Envied by all
In the twinkle of an eye
It all changed
You didn’t wait for me to say goodbye
You destroyed my pretty fairytale
You revealed a different side of the story
I loved this story!
Don’t you get it!
It was perfect!
How dare you ruin it for me!
Yes, I believe you
You saw it all happen
I was too little to remember
Too little to know the version you speak of
Yes, I believe your version
It holds facts
It sounds so much like the truth
But I don’t like that version
It makes me cry
How dare you ruin it for me!
I like my version better!
Keep your facts!
Bury the truth!
I’ve heard your story!
But I don’t want it!
Keep it to yourself!
Tell it to your children!
I like my story better
It’s beautiful and perfect
I’ll rather have a smile each time I tell it
Than cry each time I tell it
So, be gone!
Keep your truth
I’ll tell my story
By Sylvia Chika
sylviachika@gmail.com
http://sylviachika.blogspot.com/
http://sylviachika.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sylviachikablog
Instagram: @sylviachikawrites
BBM Channel: C002F2845
Twitter:@sylviaoz
© 2016 Sylvia Chika
Copyright © Sylvia Chika | Year Posted 2016
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.
Please
Login
to post a comment