The Wagers of Lies

Lie your way onto the stage,
Scribble that lie across the page
Spread the lie from mind to mind
Until its purpose has been left behind

Make sure that you’ve been fitted right,
So that your mask hides the truth from sight
Lie with the jester, lie to the joke
And the fires of doubt you will slowly stoke

Pay little attention to the string now attached,
Or the way the mask has irrevocably latched
Deny the truth that the lie displays
That deep down inside your bindings have frayed

It takes a time for you to see,
That now the lie has been acted, you’ll never be free
You claw and scratch and scream aloud
But the lie has been stationed, unmoving and proud

How will you do it – admit to the crime
That you’ve been faking it all this time?
What truths will you plunder to tear of the mask?
And will you be able to handle the pain of that task?

I am interested to see how you will make this right
Bring all those shadows into the light
You’ve taken off the mask, but the scars remain
And you have no one but yourself to blame