Truthful Lies
Sometimes I wonder,
as I gaze into your eyes.
Could you be thinking
that my heart is full of lies?
You seem to doubt me
when I’m whispering to you
my inner feelings
that are only just for you.
Sometimes I blunder,
but, I am not telling lies.
Still, you’re not believing.
I can tell it in your eyes.
I want to tell you
what I’m feeling deep inside.
It’s overwhelming,
as I lay there by your side.
I say “I love you.”
You say you don’t think so.
I ask you “Why?”
You say I ought to know.
Why must it always
be the same old show?
I say “I love you.”
But, you don’t think so.
Sometimes like thunder
passion beats within my thighs.
I try to fool you.
But, I wear a thin disguise.
My feeble efforts
quickly make me realize.
A woman’s needs
Are much different than a guy’s.
Sometimes I wonder,
as I gaze into your eyes.
What is your meaning
when you say that I’m not wise?
I try to tell you,
but, it never comes out right.
It always seems
such efforts start a fight.
I say “I love you.”
You say you don’t think so.
I ask you “Why?”
You say I ought to know.
Why must it always
be the same old show?
I say “I love you.”
But, you don’t think so.——————R. W. Johnson—–(1994)