2018 – 6th Grade National 2nd Place Winner
Ryan Chan, New York.
I am Truth I am Deceit
Everyone seeks me Everyone eventually seeks me
I will always be there I will always be there
like the sun that burns in the sky
I hide behind the clouds,
but I reemerge with honesty
Ready to expose deceit I hide the truth
I am the cloud that
blocks out the sun
temporarily
I come in many disguises
to draw you near
with half truths, white lies,
omissions, and manipulations
Providing a different path
a temporary way out
Even though I am always
truthful and accurate,
I am ignored, twisted,
and manipulated
Eventually I evolve Eventually I evolve
into nightmares into nightmares
that are hard to overcome that are hard to overcome
I may be hard to accept in some cases
but welcomed in others
I can change people’s lives I can change people’s lives
with one fact with one falsehood
I can save people from
being dismantled by the truth
providing a key to their dreamland,
a beautiful illusion
That’s why I am a better option that truth
I dismantle deception
as a punishment for twisting me up
I break hearts
shattering hopes and dreams
I am the salt added to wounds
Can’t people see that I only
give initial pain?
Deceit creates distrust in families,
friendships, societies and in elections
The election promotes one person
lying to another to get their way
Giving a negative influence to
kids around the world
I am a much better choice
Unable to tell the difference between
the truth and me,
I hack my way into minds
offering promises I never intend to keep
feeding obsessions
My will stretches for miles and miles
But in the end But in the end
I witness your fall I witness your fall
and watch you break and watch you break
but I will be there
as the right path
a constant
waiting in the wings
to mend your sorrows
I turn and walk away
My deceit is complete
The illusion is shattered
leaving crushed dreams
and broken relationships in my wake
but the bitter truth remains
while I leave a bigger stain on society.
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