He told me how brave I was,
writing my story into a sea of stigma,
how my words, my voice,
would break waves and save souls,
a lighthouse for the mentally ill,
the distraught, the unloved.
I told him no.
He told me how beautiful I was,
smiling sadly with eyes like burnt moons
hiding secrets behind the sun,
a gravitational pull for the mentally ill,
the distraught, the unloved.
I told him no.
He told me how special I was,
tempting great men with good faith,
a harlot born from Satan’s tongue,
a perfect delusion for the mentally ill,
the distraught, the unloved.
I told him no.
He told me he was mentally ill,
distraught, unloved,
in dire need of desperate release,
and salvation would only come on his knees,
shaking to the sound of my voice.
I told him no.
He told me how sorry I would be
when he twisted my words like arms
and shot arrows through the bull’s-eye
he had painted on my chest.
I told him no.
I am not the voice of a saviour,
nor the hint of a wish,
I am fucking dangerous,
coming to claw the truth
from behind a liar’s lips.
© Nicole Lyons 2017
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“I am not the voice of a saviour,
nor the hint of a wish,
I am fucking dangerous,
coming to claw the truth
from behind a liar’s lips.”
To which I cannot write a better answer than this:
“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.” ― Pablo Picasso
I’m convinced.
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Nicole – Art, Lies, and Truth
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Thank you
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i understand “no”
all to well…
Within a lairs tongue
an a twisted fantasy tale,
for apart, our lives
seem to others
boring a pale…
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Exactly. This.
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Powerful and beautiful and truthful!
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Nicole Lyons/The Lithium Chronicles
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Thanks C!
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It is mesmerizing and shattering at the same time
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Nicole Lyons/The Lithium Chronicles
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Thank you!
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Nice poem
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