Thursday, July 28, 2011

Tsk

there must be some joy in giving into a lie
and then some more in living it.
there must be some joy in telling yourself that it's the truth
and then in saying it till you believe it.
there must be some joy in laughing till your jaw hurts
and then in slow falling off a cliff.

the world has its own joys, we are just too busy counting tears.

11 comments:

Somewhere Circus said...

The wry 'tsk' at the beginning of this makes me want to let out a little scream in satisfaction. I cannot tell you how completely I am at peace with this bit of writing. This is perfection itself, B!

little boxes said...

i know it's not one of my best.but this gave me a lot of peace.
thank you.

Ephemera said...

Simple yet profound.
Slow falling off a cliff and counting tears-good summaries

darkling said...

yes oh yes, there IS much joy in giving into a lie...lovely lines

The Red Baron said...

This is AWESOME!! I like your poem very much and u r blog too. Some blog u have!!!

Neel said...

Good one. Liked it very much. Especially the last line. Very apt. Very complete.

Unknown said...

That's wonderfully explained little boxes, keep going :)

Saudamini said...

Very wry. I Understand EVERY word. :)

Dhruva said...

The best parts of our lives are those under the carpet, eh?

reema said...

:)

just set the mood!

jo said...

loved this..dark and dry