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[aid] => mick
[title] => The Cheat
[time] => 2005-07-05 12:12:51
[hometext] => Second best is close to ideal...
[bodytext] => She lies through her teeth, yet still she stands tall Still she is deaf, to Truth’s clarion call He offered to share, his heart and his bed Only to find that he shared her instead She dreamed up lies, to hold it together Then realised those she lied to were clever Now the truth is out, how do you expect him to feel? When second best is so far from ideal “Just stick to your story� , is what she was taught Too late to play innocent, now she’s been caught Today will stay in her mind, like a photograph, too A frozen reminder of what deceit can do Standing by the door, she’s not feeling so clever One evening of lust will now haunt her forever She begs forgiveness, tells of a soul that is sighing But he could never forget, there’s no point in her trying [comments] => 0 [counter] => 150 [topic] => 52 [informant] => JustJay [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => goodbyepoetry )
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