07 The lies I’ve told
by V.E. on May 24th, 2008
filed under writing
[This is the first draft of the seventh part of my Master's thesis/book, Confession.
Comments and questions are always appreciated.]
These are all Lies
Rules are meant to be broken.
Everyone is born equal.
Google has all the answers.
All you need is love.
True love waits.
I’ve been pregnant and had an abortion.
Boys don’t cry.
A good feminist can have “it all”.
Being “born gay” is somehow better than being “turned” gay.
I am racially “colorblind”.
My parents neglected me.
My father beat me.
I am “damaged goods”.
Everyone thinks the way I do.
Everyone should think the way I do.
Because I said so.
I am a mystery.
“It’s God’s will.”
I have a terrible memory.
I have had schizophrenia-related hallucinations.
I beat up a guy in high school.
“Real” poetry has end-rhyme and meter.
Nightmares prevent me from having a stable romantic relationship.
Some people are just evil.
Fat = ugly.
I don’t know my own strength.
Gentlemen prefer blondes.
This I know for sure.
I never believe the lies I tell.
This will not end well.
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