Oh, a liewish, a lieiwsh a twisty-truth skewish- a tale spun so wild, it hopes to be true-ish.
It starts as a whisper, soft as a sigh, a fib with its fingers crossed up to the sky.
“I’ve danced on the moon!” or “I never feel blue!” a liewish floats up like a daydream’s debut
It’s a word in disguise, a bluff in plain view, a hope draped in make-believe, sly as it grew.
Some say it’s a fib, some say it’s unwise, but a liewish just grins and pretends it’s a prize
For what is a dream if not wishes that lie? so here’s to the liewish, that dares and defies.
I heard Sarah Silverman use this term and it reminded me of Liarfish but slightly different (not a prank or a lie but a hopeful wish) and thought it was quirky so wrote a poem about it.