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It’s true—I never wanted to deceive. I said it plain, or so I trained my mind. I only spoke the truth I could conceive. And each word I gave, I wore upon my sleeve, yet missed the veil that left me speaking blind. It’s true—I never wanted to deceive. I called it truth, if only to relieve, the burden of admissions left unsigned. I only spoke the truth I could conceive. But then the fractured mirror taught me grief for all the things that linger just behind. It’s true—I never wanted to deceive. And from those cracks, new patterns I perceive; the threads—all twisted—knot themselves and bind. I only spoke the truth I could conceive. So if you were caught in the webs I weave, then maybe I was never truly kind. It’s true—I never wanted to deceive, I only speak the truth I can conceive.
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Oct 30, 2025
Oct 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM UTC
Villanelle for an Honest Liar
It’s true—I never wanted to deceive. I said it plain, or so I trained my mind. I only spoke the truth I could conceive. And each word I gave, I wore upon my sleeve, yet missed the veil that left me speaking blind. It’s true—I never wanted to deceive. I called it truth, if only to relieve, the burden of admissions left unsigned. I only spoke the truth I could conceive. But then the fractured mirror taught me grief for all the things that linger just behind. It’s true—I never wanted to deceive. And from those cracks, new patterns I perceive; the threads—all twisted—knot themselves and bind. I only spoke the truth I could conceive. So if you were caught in the webs I weave, then maybe I was never truly kind. It’s true—I never wanted to deceive, I only speak the truth I can conceive.
Shiro
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Oct 30, 2025
Oct 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM UTC
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