Monday, October 19, 2026

smoke screen

tell me this: 
were your words ever true
or just a smoke screen
hiding your true intentions

you said all the right words
and did everything right
to ensnare hearts and minds
pulling the wool over eyes

you played the game
all too well


16 comments:

  1. Maria your poem has questions we ask ourselves when we already know the answers. It hurts the tender parts of us.

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  2. Oh yes, I can relate to this one!

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  3. You create a wonderful narrative in so few words - Jae

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  4. The truth is so hard to find. But now we're bombarded with a new technology that makes it so we can't trust anything. Just yesterday I couldn't trust that an email was from a life-long friend. I hate what's happening in this world of lies.

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  5. It should never have been a game... but for some it is.

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