The Laws Of Lies... Poem by Francis Wanyiri

Faith against distrust
Disbelief meets mistrust
But when such clashes find a common enemy
Then 'virtues' of lies are embraced
A lie for a lie
To keep a friend...

Until you realize it isn't intact
Special friends become distanced friends
Standoffs, second thoughts and second chances.
But with belittled faith
We all know the drill.
You become a cautious self

Holding onto the truth becomes unbearable
Strained anger in the name of patience
No! I meant impatience
The game is on...
In hope to counter a lie
Yes! a lie for the lie the taken.
Don't forget the drill.

The truth ingeniously omitted.
lies cunningly submitted.
so they mumble in consolation
failure to admit the truth isn't lying
or lets just say it's hidden truth.
Yet nursing impatiently for the untold truth.
That moment will never come
It is better to remain calm
To reduce much harm
For self affliction hurts

And as the vices perpetuate
Omissions penetrate
Pillars of trust broken down
Ethics and ideologies skewed to survive
Take care of one another in disguise
This is not about politics
It is about life
Different laws for the same crime
or many crimes for the same law
take whichever you like
for so are the laws of lies ...