We were chatting and giggling
[as usual]
but I think he heard
my broken laugh
because suddenly
he went quiet
s t o p p e d
and asked,
"Becky, are you alright?"
[Of course I lied.]

YOU ARE READING
My Lies
PoetryThe average person tells four lies a day, one-thousand, four-hundred and sixty a year, and eighty-seven-thousand and six-hundred by the age of sixty. And the most common lie is: "I'm fine." Cᴏᴘʏʀɪɢʜᴛ © 2013/2014 - InkButterfly