Half-Hearted Hyperbole

he scribbles lines 
he won't erase
about the lines 
upon his face

that tell tall tales 
quite truthfully
of half-hearted 
hyperbole

behind contrived, 
proud modesty,
shrouded in fake
dishonesty
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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