John Lawless Poet Rhyme

They Fed Us Lies

they fed us lies
and contradictions
confronted us
with interventions

for we lived our life
without solution
asking no one
for guilt’s ablution

hard thoughts they fed
concrete consensus 
we chew and shred
alone defenseless

ideas hiding
beneath the clutter
humming birds
soft wings aflutter

argue with
lie’s roaring voice
this is our world
we have a choice


©1/3/2019

Food For Thought Poetry Contest
Silent One - sponsor

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Vladislav Raven January 7, 2019 at 10:27 AM Hi John, dropping by with my congratulations on your well-deserved win in the contest. Have a wonderful Monday....Mike.

Gershon Wolf January 6, 2019 at 1:30 PM You have truly achieved the contest objective, John, as your well-chosen words have provided much food for thought! Thank you, and congrats on your win in the contest. Best wishes, Gershon John Lawless January 7, 2019 at 8:24 AM Thanks Gershon, for the placement and the contest and its "thought provoking" theme....

Anne-Lise Andresen January 6, 2019 at 1:29 PM - A great win, congratulations John :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) John Lawless January 7, 2019 at 8:23 AM Thanks Anne-Lise

Silent One January 6, 2019 at 11:02 AM You could say we've been lied to since the beginning of humanity... Congratulations on your placement in the contest.. John Lawless January 7, 2019 at 8:23 AM yup, lies, damn lies, and statistics....and now fake news. A math teacher once showed us an equation that could prove 1 equal to zero. It was based one of those "assuming that" statements....

Sand Blown January 3, 2019 at 10:22 AM nice rendition of illusions : )