Little White Lies

I knew I had to write a poem about leading someone on. I knew I wanted it to rhyme and I knew I wanted it to be about white lies.

I led you on, a shameless flirt

I never wanted you to hurt

I stopped replying to your texts

I'm back together with my ex

You almost got me with your touch

But I am stronger, feeling much

I think these last two lines are some of my favorites. I'm able to feel so many feelings but I've got enough self-control to break free from any sort of attachment I might feel.

You honestly did nothing wrong

I wanted you, you took too long

I tried to be the nicer guy

I fed to you little white lies

The rhyme scheme in this last stanza is kind of awkward. It doesn't match the perfect scheme for the rest of the poem. I wanted it to read like this because it represents that the white lies I was telling threw everything out of order.

You'll never have me, makes me sad

I'm crying, writing, feeling mad

We never kissed, that I regret

I gave you things you won't forget

When we're apart, remember me

Cheesy smile, feeling free

In love I want you to believe

I'm sorry but I have to leave

Never forget I care for you

I want you to be happy, too

Love yourself, accept your truth

Only through that pain will soothe

What's interesting is that it seems that the love interest is also hiding their own truth. The love interest and the narrator (me) are both lying, so in a way, this poem sort of justifies the lies that are told by me.

Find me in another life

Where you believe my little white lies

Again, the rhyme scheme is off in this stanza because of the mention of the white lies.