“Show me a liar, and I’ll show you a thief.” George Herbert
Lips Of Intention Once, lies were kept neatly in little boxes out of shame's way where no ruin could transpire, never hidden, just beyond the glinting eye of expediency; but now, lies roam the lips of intention openly like a mountebank's kiss of saccharine virtue, always seeking to change the fit of the narrative in velvet tongued smears of hollowed out meaning, offered as fact in the disappearing moments of the day. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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Marvellously penned
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Thank you so much, sad state of affairs.
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Too true.
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How on earth do we ever get back to integrity in the public sphere?
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No idea.
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Damn!
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Show me a liar, and I’ll show you a politician.
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Bingo, yes indeed Jim.
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Yes sir
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Thank you, what a mess that we see such brazen lying right in front of us, and often.
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Yes, it is a big giant ugly mess 😵💫
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Yes, 😦
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Sad but true.
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Yes, I echo your sadness, I wonder – could we ever rise beyond it?
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Sounds like you’ve been watching the news.
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Just often enough to be annoyed. I have noticed over these past few years that lying in public is now considered normal, even expected and lying is a protected process, protected by the very techniques we would normally use to uncover a lie. I often wonder what a fact is these days.
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I’ve found myself assuming public figures are lying as soon as they open their mouths. Not a good way to live, but prudent.
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Yes, prudent for sure, but what a travesty! I have unprintable thoughts in regard to politicians 🙂
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Don’t we all!
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🙂
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a travesty that cuts deeply Paul! 😢
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to the bone, so painful, so powerless.
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Heart wrenching, so senseless, a psychopath!
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Grand words Paul ..
” like a
mountebank’s kiss of saccharine virtue,”
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Thank you for appreciating the lines Ivor.
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You’re welcme Paul
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🙂
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Yes indeed. A nice poem Paul.
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Thank you so much Rupali 🙂
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Wonderful poem, and ironically speaks such truth these days. The lines:
“always seeking to change the fit of the
narrative in velvet tongued smears of
hollowed out meaning”
This is truly the world we live in and adjust to every day…
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So true! The biggest liar here got 74mil votes!!
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Astounding when you let that sink in.
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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They changed in shape, but not in content. 😉 xx Michael
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Thank you
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Many thanks 🙂
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True words
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Thank you 🙂
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So so true
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🙂
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