I wonder if others lie as much as I do,
If false stories and untrue excuses
Come to them as easily
As they come to me.
I wonder if
Bus drivers and businessmen,
Priests and politicians,
All lie as often as me.
I’d like to think they do,
A shared burden is one
That lays lighter
On our collective backs.
I’d like to think
Bus drivers lie to their riders,
“We’ll be there in a jiffy”
Businessmen lie to their boards,
“Our projections for this quarter are incredible”
Priests lie to their congregations,
“Repent and be saved!”
And politicians lie to their constituents,
“I will do all I can to help the American people”.
There’s comfort and security
In lying, but we all pretend
We don’t do it.
That’s the biggest lie of all. ?