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Gaslight Me

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Gaslight me, baby. I don't want to hear the truth. Tell me you love me. Say you need me. Promise you'll never leave me. Convince me you think I hung, not just the moon, but the sun and stars as well. Delude me into believing that for you the sex was mind-blowing, that I was enough. Lie to me, sweetheart. Force me to accept that your wedding vows were not meaningless utterances, but absolute truths. And girl, while you're at it, assure me that the world is at peace. That war, hatred, prejudice and poverty are no more. Sell me on a revisionist historian's view that Hitler was a leper messiah, that six millions Jews did not perish after all, that Nazism is just another benign, political ideology. Hook me on the notion that all the children of the world have full bellies, that homelessness has been eradicated, and that all people on planet earth love one another unconditionally. Brainwash me into embracing the cliche that love is not a lie and that forever still exists. Make a believer out of me by holding me in your arms so tight that I gasp for air. Sway my mind and heart into accepting that our meeting was not by mere chance, but serendipity. Persuade me. Induce me. Deceive me. But whatever you do, my love, don't dare tell me the truth. Please, I beg, don't ever let me hear you say you're leaving me Let me live the lie another day. I can bear the delusion, if permitted the illusion. Gaslight me, baby.

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Randy Freie

Date: 4/21/2024 12:20:00 PM

Wow Tom, I really like this poem. Whoever said the truth will set you free, doesn't live on this planet. Write on brother!

Tom Woody
Date: 4/21/2024 4:15:00 PM

Writing on Randy, writing on

Cat Drinkle

Date: 3/25/2024 6:21:00 PM

I really resonated with your poem, I have been the gaslighters pawn my whole life, but once you catch on to the game, you are the winner, turn out the light of the gaslighters and you see very clearly without it shining it's darkness upon you...

Tom Woody
Date: 3/26/2024 5:44:00 AM

Quite a poetic comment. Thx

Jessica Carrasco

Date: 12/12/2023 3:24:00 AM

My heart was touched to the core...

Tom Woody
Date: 12/12/2023 5:17:00 AM

Interesting you picked this one. Thx Jess

Cornelius Brantley

Date: 9/30/2023 4:34:00 AM

Nice. Yep.

Tom Woody
Date: 9/30/2023 5:48:00 AM

Uh huh. Thx

Duke Beaufort

Date: 8/22/2023 1:32:00 PM

A very interesting read....so it seems there is a point where gaslighting meets denial? A piece that gives me a lot to think about. I like thinking I know what reality is, but sometimes my desire for a particular outcome could cloud my thinking. Ouch!

Tom Woody
Date: 8/22/2023 1:43:00 PM

Or where gaslighting becomes desired. Pity the poor fool. Thx for visit

Sam Keshavarz Amandi

Date: 8/20/2023 11:23:00 AM

Let me live the lie another day,This is the ultimate romantic sentence

Sam Keshavarz Amandi
Date: 8/28/2023 3:01:00 PM

A lover who is desperate is not at all in love to be called desperate lover ,dear Tom

Tom Woody
Date: 8/20/2023 11:31:00 AM

Yes, for a desperate lover

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 8/19/2023 8:11:00 AM

Oh Tom how alike we we think i couldn't survive without my darling next to me - i would also say gaslight me baby . Your prose poem is what we expect would expect from the one we love. Hugs snd blessings Jennifer M

Tom Woody
Date: 8/19/2023 9:11:00 AM

Thanks for visit Jen. This one is a brand new write

Curie Stark

Date: 8/18/2023 3:46:00 AM

Such a gaslighting poem ??

Tom Woody
Date: 8/18/2023 5:24:00 AM

Funky!

Heidi Sands

Date: 8/17/2023 12:23:00 PM

Interesting and thought provoking. A creative write you have done here :)

Tom Woody
Date: 8/17/2023 12:32:00 PM

Gracias

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 8/16/2023 11:24:00 PM

An excellent piece Tom, I don't tend to read long ones even though I write them but this drew me in and kept me there. x

Tom Woody
Date: 8/17/2023 5:14:00 AM

Much appreciated. Yeah I thought the twist on the subject, ie, most folks hate to be gaslighted but this guy is begging for it, might be interesting to explore

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/15/2023 1:54:00 PM

A creative write/picture. When love is a game, everyone gets burned. Truth is the best way to go~no lies. Have a great day writing away.............

Tom Woody
Date: 8/15/2023 2:18:00 PM

Yes ma'am and will do

Ink Empress

Date: 8/15/2023 9:28:00 AM

I wasnt sure if its you kingy but ive been looking for your name and im so happy iv found you now but i have to learn how this works ?? learning yeayyyy

Tom Woody
Date: 8/15/2023 9:32:00 AM

Look for my soupmail (DM).

Ink Empress

Date: 8/15/2023 9:24:00 AM

Ah the sarcasm in this is just flawless! And ive come across so many gaslighters that i completely felt the depth of this write really. I especially loved “love is not a lie and forever still exists “ very clever write i truly enjoyed reading. The flow is impeccable

Tom Woody
Date: 8/15/2023 9:36:00 AM

This is actually a brand new write. Thx my insta buddy

Robert Lindley

Date: 8/15/2023 8:10:00 AM

Ahhh my friend, I have been there. If I let loose and write one on the subject it would mirror yours in many ways. Truth is I lived that not just once but 3 times in my life. A true poetic gem and a fav too. God bless.

Tom Woody
Date: 8/15/2023 8:22:00 AM

Can't say I've been there but certainly can sympathize Robert. Appreciate your visit

Joseph May

Date: 8/15/2023 6:53:00 AM

When lies are all you have left, destruction follows, Very nicely penned

Tom Woody
Date: 8/15/2023 8:20:00 AM

Happens all too often

Brandy Nicole

Date: 8/14/2023 6:41:00 PM

Manipulation is not the right balance between, love and honesty. That's wrong on so many levels. ~ Brandy

Brandy Nicole
Date: 8/15/2023 7:25:00 AM

Those living in an illusion, are not truly happy, even though they keep telling themselves they are. Sad, indeed.

Tom Woody
Date: 8/14/2023 7:27:00 PM

Relationships can get twisted, leaving one or more on the brink of insanity, willing to do almost anything to keep the illusion alive. 'tis sad, 'tis sad

Maria Williams

Date: 8/14/2023 1:28:00 AM

Thank you for enlightening me on the term gaslighting. I'm a bit behind on the latest terms.. LoL. I guess some people like to live in LaLa land and want to be deceived into believing, but that's their bag. Each to their own. A great write Tommy, and I know you're one person who'd never be able to live a lie or delusion. Hugs

Tom Woody
Date: 8/14/2023 5:13:00 AM

@keith. Thank you for your logical commentary. Live long and suffer, er, I mean prosper

Tom Woody
Date: 8/14/2023 5:12:00 AM

Thx Maria. Yes, genuine affection is much preferred.

The Situation

Date: 8/13/2023 3:46:00 PM

That'll be 500 dollers.

Tom Woody
Date: 8/14/2023 5:12:00 AM

Yes, that is the question. Just what is the Situation's, um, situation?

Tom Woody
Date: 8/13/2023 4:28:00 PM

Uh, did you mean dollars? I'll give you 500 twisty ties. Will that suffice?

The Situation
Date: 8/13/2023 3:46:00 PM

Up front

Arlo Parker

Date: 8/13/2023 3:14:00 PM

Truth on the block, in the dock, hatchet held high. BS in any form is still BS. Does the world work as a spectrum of gaslights light our way? Your piece is stellar but oh so dangerous, TW. You are quite the write of thought. :o/

Tom Woody
Date: 8/13/2023 3:17:00 PM

Dangerous yes, since delusion can lead to depression can lead to self-harm. It happens every day

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/13/2023 2:54:00 PM

wow a clever way of using the gaslight theme.. Awesome job.

Tom Woody
Date: 8/13/2023 2:56:00 PM

True. Most people abhor being gaslighted. This guy's begging for it

I Am Anaya

Date: 8/13/2023 2:04:00 PM

Oh my, a message loud and clear to the youth, obviously. And using the expression gaslighting is genius. Its used in both scenarios, lies lies and driven many to madness. Quite serious and intriguing!

Tom Woody
Date: 8/13/2023 2:17:00 PM

Some prefer the illusion. Thx Anaya

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 8/13/2023 1:00:00 PM

how could she resist such impassioned words?..though she might walk if he labels them free verse instead of prose poetry...

Tom Woody
Date: 8/13/2023 1:02:00 PM

And yet I suspect she'll walk anyway. Btw, another hint?

John Lawless

Date: 8/13/2023 5:46:00 AM

Just like an angry Bass....we go after the "shiny" thing forgetting the hook is always there...

Tom Woody
Date: 8/13/2023 6:02:00 AM

Thx for read John

Perry Campanella

Date: 8/13/2023 5:22:00 AM

Hi, Tom Woody - by jov youve done it again - I like "Let me live the lie another day. I can bear the delusion, if permitted to embrace the illusion" and never say you will leave me - great stuff here! stay safe too! Dew Drop Inn Perry C.

Tom Woody
Date: 8/13/2023 6:01:00 AM

Thx for reading Perry

Barbara Barry-Nishanian

Date: 8/12/2023 8:56:00 PM

"to embrace the illusion, " Wow! But when blind to having someone gaslight you, it's awful. Enjoyed this very much!

Tom Woody
Date: 8/13/2023 6:01:00 AM

So true Barbara. There's more than one kind of blindness. Thx for stopping by