How many
of us can say, hand on heart, that we have never told a lie? True, some lies
are for the greater good; others, though, have a way at eating away at us.
They say
you can tell if a person is lying by looking them directly in the eye. Perhaps,
but even more so, in my personal experience, if that same person, once
challenged by word or glance, looks away before we can test the theory for
ourselves; it is a useful tip for those of us who think we may have found
someone to love while, in truth, they are only looking for sex.
Don’t get
me wrong. I am not knocking sex, but there is more to life, and love cannot
survive on sex alone. Man or woman, gay,
straight or transgender, it makes no difference. We are all vulnerable when it
comes to love. Who doesn’t have a tale
to tell about someone suspecting they may well have a one-way ticket to love
while doing a damn good job of convincing themselves otherwise? Invariably, though, the eyes have it, and
truth will out.
What’s
that? Oh, dear me, no. I’m not knocking truth either. Truth is one of the few
forces in life that can turn a negative into a positive, weakness into
strength, even if it is often inclined
to take its time in doing so…
This poem
is a villanelle.
LOOKING THE WORLD IN THE EYE
Life can
hurt, make us cry,
even lead
us astray…
(Worse,
if buried in a lie)
When love
begs give it a try,
do we
look away?
Life can
hurt, make us cry
Once love
asks reasons why,
it fades
away…
(Worse,
if buried in a lie)
Yes, we
look folks in the eye
and say,
“I’m gay.”
Life can
hurt, make us cry
Cave in
to history, let it deny
and drain
us away?
(Worse,
if buried in a lie)
Once we
look love in the eye,
we win
the day;
life can
hurt, make us cry
(worse,
if buried in a lie)
Copyright
R. N. Taber 2008
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