Promises, Promises.

Promises, promises, all you give are promises.
Building up my fragile confidence.
Issuing such sweet, alluring dirty lies,
Are you a vicious demon in disguise.

Constantly telling me how you will make things better,
How you are such a righteous, upstanding go getter.
Tell me again how much richer, wiser and healthier I will be,
If only to your secret plans I will unconditionally agree.

You instruct me to follow you blindly about,
Never to questions or show any doubt,
Your endless devious drivel gets repeat every day
Telling me never to wander from your path or to stray.

You shout from the roof tops, and whisper in my ear.
That I should blame this one or that one for all that I fear.
You take from my pocket, by enacting new laws,
All to give to another dubious less deserving cause.

You grip my soul, my very being in your hand,
To squeeze out my essence, every last strand.
You wish me to crawl and beg at your feet,
Whilst you tell me one more great myth or deceipt.

Is breaking my spirit your ultimate goal?
Slowly draining the dignity from my very soul?
I am to become your obedient slave?
For the rest of my life until the grave?

Should I be grateful for the few scraps you distainly give?
Is this the way I am now meant to live?
Crushed and destroyed by your cruel lies.
Of a the better life, of endless blue summer skies.

Is this bitter tale about a spiteful love?
Is it a divine cruel beauty that I dare speak ill of?
A siren singly sweetly, luring me to my doom?
What person or thing could cause such dire gloom?

It is not of just one person these lines do speak,
They instead tell of the ignorance and arrogance of a powerful sneak.
That orders me to give up every last cent.

It Is My cruel lying Government!
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Posted: Apr 2013

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shadow1950
very intriguing write you lead the reader well and the punch line is super
It Is My cruel lying Government!
well writtenteddybear bouquet hug wine
MarsMan
Thanks Shadow, I am just starting to get into this poetry writing lark. thumbs up grin
ladyjewelonline today!
applause well done, you had me with you all the way to the end, so well written, grin
Am guessing you don't like your Government muchhug
Ps am sooo glad it wasn't a woman:-)
cameal6
goverment,bankers,world leaders,rich, they all lie and cheet. all in power are crooks. Good write.
Serenity4two
I hear ya MM blues hug
our government is indeed causing us alot of pain , and our working days , though getting tougher as every week goes by , are for less pay --it is soul destroying sigh but we just have to keep our heart , that things are going to improve , hopefully in the not too distant future thumbs up
you're really getting into your stride now re writing MM --well done you ! hug wine
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