How easy to distill the past
sifting out impurities
so a clean silky edge
will soothe another’s tongue.
Serve up what flatters
spit out distasteful lapses
swallow raw memories
let them sink
deep into the silted
heart of gray.
The lies we
tell each other,
tell ourselves.
We are all revisionists
editing our histories, omissions
catered to the prevailing
whims of taste and culture
until intimacy unmasks us.
Oct 16, 2015
Oct 16, 2015 at 8:52 AM UTC
How easy to distill the past
sifting out impurities
so a clean silky edge
will soothe another’s tongue.
Serve up what flatters
spit out distasteful lapses
swallow raw memories
let them sink
deep into the silted
heart of gray.
The lies we
tell each other,
tell ourselves.
We are all revisionists
editing our histories, omissions
catered to the prevailing
whims of taste and culture
until intimacy unmasks us.
