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The Phony

August 1, 2011
By lapisleaves DIAMOND, Durham, New Hampshire
lapisleaves DIAMOND, Durham, New Hampshire
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Favorite Quote:
"...I wish none of this had happened." "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."


I know how you will meet your end.
There shall be playing cards involved
and many tables.
That hill, your favorite, shall be leveled
for a new highway
which I will proudly drive over
every day
as I go to my work
at the puppy mill.
You certainly are
a mess,
and will spend your evenings
surrounded by
alcohol and loud voices.
I have never lied before, sir.
I am always correct.
You will stumble from
the bar one night,
the replacement of your favorite
natural haunt
and you will trip
fall unconscious in a puddle and
drown with your face
in muddy water.
And no one
will care.


The author's comments:
This was a prompt to write a poem in which everything is a lie. I did such, and quickly composed this. It follows the prophesied self-destruction of a man, told by a phony, and also pays a small homage to my poem, 'There are many tables'.

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