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Jun 2012
Dreaming in a cloudy sky
while you whisper a lullaby.

I start to cry and you ask why,
I say "Because it's all a lie."

There was a time I thought that I
would never be alone to die.

But now there's no way to deny,
we both know I'm your alibi.

You wash your hands and close your eyes.
It's always me you crucify.

I look up at the starry sky
and sing myself your lullaby.

And now I know the reasons why
the things you told me were a lie.

And now I know someday that I
might never be afraid to die.

Now I know and won't deny
that you don't need an alibi.

I smile alone and close my eyes.
We all love what we crucify.
This poem works on several levels, at least for me. It's about the pain of a betrayal at first, but then it becomes a poem about understanding and realization. It's also about love, and how the ones we love the most are usually the ones we hurt.
Joe Roberts
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