Forked Tongues

When someone lies to me, sometimes it's difficult not to turn and walk away. I think they do it because of one of two reasons. Either they need to feel important, or because they think I'm too stupid to know they're lying."


Nothing irks me more than jerks who are habitual liars
Fibbers whose evil forked tongues I'd extract with pliers
Those who look me square in the eye and keep defying
my skeptical look of askance when I think they're lying

If I could bag lies, fake alibis and bull crap I am fed
I would be spreading that fertilizer in my garden bed,
aware that manure helps flowers bloom all year long
But the stench of bull crap would be much too strong

Liars can't be believed, even when speaking the truth
I find it distasteful, malicious, abhorrent and uncouth
They insult my intelligence, and I find it very repulsive
but to those who tell lies, it's irrepressibly compulsive

They keep trying their damnable best to get me to believe
that a ruse is the truth, but with malcontent they deceive
It's a fault of mendacious fabulists and cunning scams
With falsehoods they'd shave the wool of innocent lambs

No pearls I cast before such swine, who wallow in muck
Caught in webs they've woven, in quicksand, they're stuck
Liars move deeper into darkness with each fallacy they spin
Their recurrent falsehoods are bull crap, and will do them in

Woe to liars when their deceitful fabrications are exposed
Until the truth they admit, my door to them will be closed
Deceptions are forgiven if they are repentant and confess
But I'm not naive enough to keep falling for their load of BS



December 24, 2021
King-Size Bull Crap Contest
Sponsored by Charlie Messina

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Date: 1/19/2022 3:00:00 PM
dropping back with many congrats on your win Lin, this is still poem of the year for me lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 1/18/2022 9:04:00 PM
Great concept. Beautifully written. Congratulations!
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Date: 1/18/2022 8:04:00 PM
I love that you are willing to forgive but will not put up with their crap. Congratulations! Great write…honestly!
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Date: 1/18/2022 10:57:00 AM
One of my favorite stories growing up was "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" In the end...they get what they deserve. Love this, Lin. Congratulations on your 1st place win. Hugs Charlie
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Lin Lane
Date: 1/18/2022 11:16:00 AM
Oh, Charlie, thanks so much for liking this one enough to capture a first place in your contest. It was such a fun theme for which to write. I'm very honored.
Date: 12/26/2021 4:23:00 PM
Hello Lin ... to be a good liar, you must have a good memory, so liars usually finally get caught out and trip themselves up as well as making themselves look like fools - thanks Lin - Lindsay
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Lin Lane
Date: 12/27/2021 2:28:00 AM
They are fools and should be caught. Thanks for reading me, Lindsay.
Date: 12/24/2021 1:37:00 PM
Nothing worse than a liar Lin, especially when they tell even more lies to cover their original lie grrrr. Good luck in the contest. Tom
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Lin Lane
Date: 12/24/2021 3:17:00 PM
That is the truth as I see it, too, Tom. It becomes of waterfall of deceit.
Date: 12/24/2021 12:53:00 PM
Absolutely marvelous, Lin. I can't stand liars and thieves, period. This is such a fine entry for the contest, and I wish you every success. Outstanding entry!
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Lin Lane
Date: 12/24/2021 3:16:00 PM
Thank you ever so much for your ideals, Milt. We share them.
Date: 12/24/2021 11:52:00 AM
ha ha ha Lin your poem certainly packs a punch - I especially love 'Liars can't be believed, even when speaking the truth' Makes me think of my sibling who must have a degree in BS! POEM OF THE YEAR for me lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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Lin Lane
Date: 12/24/2021 3:15:00 PM
A liar is something God cannot abide, nor can I. Ha...poem of the year ~ Thank you for such a kind thought, Jan.
Date: 12/24/2021 11:14:00 AM
It appears you are not a paid-up subscriber to Trump's, "Truth Social"! Good luck in the contest (the captcha code is CRY) Aloha!
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/24/2021 12:54:00 PM
Amen to that!
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Lin Lane
Date: 12/24/2021 11:24:00 AM
Trump and truth don't belong in the same sentence, Rico. lol Thanks.
Date: 12/24/2021 11:08:00 AM
You tell em Lin!
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Lin Lane
Date: 12/24/2021 11:23:00 AM
lol, JD. I wasn't sure if my wording was a titch too demonstrative, but if I pass your scrutiny, I know I'm ok. Thanks so much for commenting on this one.
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