In the Garden of Eden came the first lie
The Deceiver said, surely you will not die
The woman decided to give it a try
To the Garden of Eden, she said goodbye
A lie has the tendency to grow
Further and further from the original it will go
Where it comes to rest, we may never know
It creates havoc and a really big show
The lie a reputation will ruin
People accused of that not doing
Juicy gossip with mouths chewing
Imaginations in the mind brewing
Lies believed before the truth a way of life
Partial truths are malicious, deceptive, and anti-life
Lies are colored causing trouble and strife
Simple and selfish is the black lie creating lowlife
Fibs are lies of trivial matter especially from a child
Jocose lies are told in jest, a tall tale that is wild
Grey lies are hard to clarify, ambiguous and begild
Whites lies avoid hurting someone and acceptably mild
Exaggerations are lies with fundamental truths within
Half-truths can be the whole truth with a deceiving end
Told big enough and long enough a lie will be the trend
Just remember the Great Deceiver is where lies begin
Bobby E. Hopper
