The Anneslee Poems: Lie To Me

I see it coming

like a freight train

a mile down the tracks

ready to roll over me

but not to stop

at a moment’s notice.

They say the truth

will set you free

but all the truth

does is set free

your need

to get out

as fast as you can

because I’ll never catch

you –

you’re just a boy

dressed like a man.

I see you running,

desperate to escape

an impossible situation

where you cannot save

or be saved.

You’re already out

the door

and your feet

haven’t even moved yet.

This is why

I lie –

nobody wins

being honest.