lies buried beneath

             
a putrid scent is emitted              
in a graveyard of guile              
where all my white lies              
wait in the open to be discovered              
             
they haunt me              
bumping around my heart's basement              
i talk, a skeleton jumps out              
my guilt mixed with deceitfulness               
             
acidic betrayal burns holes              
on my delicate grasp of sanity              
where my facade drops              
& madness howls            
             
its a macabre face              
hidden behind i'm fine              
& doing alright    
             
come in, get comfy              
we're having a eulogy              
here resides truth              
she fought valiantly              
             
she kicked ass for awhile              
then was outgunned by addiction              
who has a million patented fibs              
it tells its host spirit              
             
among the excuses              
lies truth's corpse             
it was never recovered              
doubt sharks likely devoured her              
             
we're waiting for justice              
to come riding in              
addiction a coward              
it will run              
& let me take the blame              
             
when everything is said              
& done              
i will pay with my grief              
             
cos i buried truth              
when there was no body              
or foundation for the fear              
which kept me shackled to a liar