Jaya Pillai
#PoAttic4
#Lies
A streak of grey across a blue sky
Does not make it grey.
Or so I say.
Huddled amidst a million dreams
Lies a heart that yearns
And fails again and again.
Can a little twist
Distort what is?
A word added here
And another subtracted,
Would barely make a difference.
Or so I tell myself.
Desires have crystallized
Into little sparkling pieces
That glitter in the dark –
Taunting me.
A few lies here and there
Are all it took :
And yet they gnaw at
The walls of my soul,
Slowly scraping away each layer.
My pillows lie limp
And the nights cave in,
Drowning the songs of celebration.
A streak of grey across a blue sky
Does not make it grey,
I tell myself.
My laughter mocks me, yet again.
A lie can be nothing else.
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Wonderful, mam 💚💚💚
Thanks a lot! 💚
Wow ma’am 💚💚
A little lie doesn’t matter or we can lie about or ignore a little grey? Both ways possible.
Nice one
Such a nice way of putting your thoughts
Lie by any name is a lie indeed.. Beautiful
Thanks so much!
Last line👌👌💚
how wonderfully introspective! Love it!
Wah.
Thanks so much… Means a loy 💚
Wow, so beautiful!💚💚💚👏
Queen of pun
Awesome game changer
Up above the world do high
Lies the very lie I carve.
Nothing can make me surrender
I’m born to be a free lender
Pacing over the Pacific, through the clouds
Only to mark my territory precise.
Just laying the foundation
I often dreamt for ages
To see the scintillating stars
With bare eyes of hope, I conspice.
Beautiful poetry on lie. Awesome punning ma’am. Admirations.
Amazing Maam.
You and your words, mesmerizing. And I’m not lying 😃
Lovely JP💚💚
Thanks so much for all your application 💚
Thanks a lot Varsha 💚
This is so poignant. Loved the title and the tone of the poem. Such a beautiful creation, ma’am. 💚
Thanks so much Moonmoon 💚
Too good, can’t appreciate enough 🙂
Thank you so much Nitika 💚
Simply amazing Jaya! The heart loves to make believe… loved your opening lines!
Thanks so much Mumtaz 💚
Nice way to depict what the heart says . A nice way to write a poem too . I loved it . 😊🌟
Thanks so much Radhika!
A streak of grey across a blue sky, does not make it grey.
How wonderful!!! Very nice poem
A very well crafted poem mam. And the yearnings of the heart has been beautifully expressed.
Thank you so much Gowri and Indrani 💚
So poignant. Loved the last two lines.