part of the truth
not all of it
but part of it
is that she lied
she lied to everyone
about everyone else
casting the person
she was talking to
as her hero
and others as the villains
she lied
it's what drug addicts do
it's how they survive
until they don't
until their hearts
suddenly
stop beating
leaving us
with hopeless
thoughts of
if only
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Thomaston Maine
January 14
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© 2016 William C. Eberle