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Poetry: Liars

by Nol K. Martin-tungpalan

Engaged with my mind

Eyes turned only to my body, realized too late

Declare love when you whisper sweetness

Only to hear yourself breathe, realized too late

Commit to promises drawn in the sand

You anticipate the waves, realized too late

Hope for more

The next one always on your mind, realized too late

Realized too late and enmeshed

with your pretense

Letting go of the dream tightly held

Betrayal and disappointment remain

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