lie to me - poem

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Lie to me

Lie to me that you're ugly.
Lie to me about being unkind.
Lie to me that I don't love you.
Lie to me that you are a liar.
Lie to me that I don't miss you.

When you tell all these lies
I have a superpower: I know they're lies.
I have the superpower to know when a person is lying the moment I hear them.

I don't want this power to work on you.
Because I love you.

Lies from people I love hurt me.
I only wish this power didn't work on you.
Because I love you.


@mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2146: lie to me