The insidious friend
How can I tell my plight!
Oh, what a tangled web you had woven!
With the net of sugar-coated words,
And trapped me in the grip of fraudulence,
Only to send me in the deserts of sorrows and teary ocean.
A sheer confusion, misdirection,
And a rope to the fake boat of temptation, you created,
Just to get the power and strength, hun?
——
How can I tell the way you treated me, spread your lethal trap!
I thought you’re my well-wisher, but, you, a trickster?
I can’t forget the marvelous day that became the dark,
When we spent some time together,
You said, “Let’s take a bath in the river together!”
Oh! Yes, you! Was it just to deceit me, Right?
You came out of the water, took my clothes,
Sprinkled on me some grains of bitterness and ran away!
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O Crook, you eroded my strength and my very foundation.
As when I came out of the river,
The world saw me naked with sprinkled bitterness,
Turned their gaze away with rage
I then returned, disappeared, and hid in the abyss
Since then, you, a trickster LIE, traveling around dressed in my attire?
But how long? Truth anyways, triumphs!
I know, now, the world harbors no wish to meet a naked or bitter TRUTH,
As you satisfy the needs of society…
Pooja Mandla
Well portrayed the deceit. There are so many such faces that surround us. Good one
Good one💚💚💚
Nicely written
Thank you dear@sonali💚💚
Thank you Kirti 💚 💚
Thank you @310703auri💚
What a brilliant concept Pooja
Well written 💚💚
Thank you@nikita💚
Very well crafted Pooja💚💚💚
Thank you@indranichowdhury💚💚💚
Deceit expressed well
Wonderfully written, Pooja. Indeed, lies thrive in today’s world.
Thank you ma’am 🙂
Thank you dear@moonhere💚
This is such a beautiful poem 💜
Very nicely written 😊
Beautiful ,lies that hurt .
# rulfy
Bitter truth vs sweet lies! Great contrast
Thank you@rianka dear💚💚
Thank you Radhika 💚💚
Thank u Sarita ma’am 🙂💚💚
Thank you@sai-surve-rane for stopping by!💚💚
The metaphor used is beautiful
Beautiful Pooja
Thank you, Jaya ma’am!💚💚
Thank you, dear Sheena 💚
I loved your metaphor: tricksters; how often we’re deceived by a smile.
Absolutely true! Thank you for stopping by, ma’am!💚🙏
Deceit everywhere.
True ma’am!
Beautiful poem and yeah lies are sugar-coated, palatable and are preferable to the bitter truth.
Thank you for reading, Roodaba 🤗💚💚
True, nobody wants to see and accept the naked truth. Blatant lies are any day preferred over a bitter truth because they don’t hurt.
True that, ma’am! Thank you for reading, ma’am!
Hard hitting