A Lie To Lie Poem by RIC BASTASA

you whisper a lie
to a friend
and instructs him
to keep it
as a secret and
the same
procedure is repeated
from ear to
ear
from mouth to mouth
from cell phone
to cell phone
and wait
till tomorrow morning
the lie knocks
at your door and
it introduces
its name to you
and its
background
how it came into
being

you are amazed
and you shake
its hand
and hug it
and you give it
a new name
the truth
they all believe
in
without doubt

now mind you
why do you complain
that you are maligned?