Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The Girl Who Cried

The girl who cried
Wolf wolf wolf
But there was no wolf when the town's people came running 
There was no wolf

She was in charge of protecting the sheep
She was in charge of alerting them of danger 
Instead she raped her words of meaning 

In the name of a joke 
She killed their trust
In the name of jest
She murdered their belief

No longer did her words hold water 
No longer did her words hold truth
They were riddled with lies 
Riddled with lies lies lies 

When the wolf showed up
Reliability was the victim of unintentional communication 
Leaving dependability's ghost 
Haunting the grave minds 
Sparing none the sense of greatness lost 

Say what you mean, mean what you say, or 
Shut up. 


A.C.

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