Poetry: Words - by Susan Overbey

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by Susan Overbey

Created on: September 10, 2008 Last Updated: March 19, 2009

I danced with the devil,
Because he fed me a line,
Words upon words,
Mixed with rose colored lies.

Words of deception,
Flowed sweet like wine.
And I drank every word,
Savoring his lies.

Words are just words,
I yearned to believe,
Falling helplessly to my lover's feet.
Losing myself to the mask that he wore.
Losing myself to words,
Nothing more.

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I danced with the devil,
Because he fed me a line,
Words upon words,
Mixed with rose colored lies.
Words of deception,
Flowed

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