The words are hanging from your lips
Spitefully sugar sweet
Followed by a tossing blame
Both fall vacant at your feet
Excuses piled upon excuses
A veritable tower of lies
While honesty stands in a corner
Banished as it quietly dies
Time and again you try to say
But the words just don't ring true
A simple word and the victim twists
Suddenly to become you
Expecting to hear me say it
You cry and pout and moan
Demand an apology for what you did
A justified victim to the bone
Author notes
eh... just annoys me when people who do wrong act like they're the real victim, and want apologies and all that.
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A good poem that you have written here.
-Nam
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I think we've all had to put up with this at one time or another. I enjoyed reading this imagery filled piece.
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nice. definately relateble
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I think this is something many can relate to. Nicely rhymed, nicely done!
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Ah yes, I can empathize with that. Someone does you wrong (I mean really REALLY wrong!), try to hide it, then you find out about it and rather than frikkin apologize, they start talking about how hard it was for them to live with the guilt of what they've done blah blah blah oh woe is them...not!
Sorry, brought back some not so pleasant memories...
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Sorry for those unpleasant memories... maybe a long walk on that beautiful beach with Steve will help you (nudge nudge
). People can be butts and pull the ol' switch-a-roo, and soon you're defending yourself....
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Love the alliteration in line 2, and its meaning. I agree with your author comments. But that's the way of the world when it is on the wrong side. LOL Your rhyming is stellar, and I almost feel I know this poet by the lyrical nature of the rhyme.
An excellent entry where your alluding to the word made me know exactly what sentiments were being shared. You are surely a contender here poet.
Thanks for the time spent to enter my challenge. I wish you all the best.
Much Love ♥
Renee
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Was your guess on the poet right?
I love your contests! They always inspire me to write. Keep them coming, and I might just write that 'perfect' poem eventually! -
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I didn't even take a stab at guessing but now you have me wondering.
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Wow Ms - I've met this person too. well done Thank you.
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You're welcome It's sad how many people know this 'person' .
And thank you for always reading.
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"Excuses piled upon excuses"...wow this poem could fit in with half of the human race as it stands of today!
Lets send it off to almost everyone in the press
Awesome wicked job!
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Yep.. unfortunately, there are a lot of worms out there who like to play 'poor me' while they're the one to blame. And worse are the suckers who LET them get away with it.
(me = reformed sucker....
wait.. that didn't come out right.....)
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Brings to me images of two ex-lovers fighting in public. One's slapping the other across the face as he piles lie and mistruth upon each and every self-illusion. The slapper has a ring on her finger and smacks him hard, breaking his nose and causing blood to spurt like vemon through a snake's tooth.
Strong and effective.
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I like your description of it It somehow rings truer.
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