There once was a guy from Montana
who lied about being top banana
short man syndrome all that was true
thinking he fooled me and you
the syndrome made him think he was big and bad
when in reality he was just small and sad
pretending he is someone he will never be
hoping the lies help others not see
shrinking more under the lies that he tells
each one creating new circles of hell
this guy with short man syndrome from Montana
Syndrome
01 May 2013 2 Comments
in April 2013, poetry Tags: lies, life, limerick, syndrome
Remains
30 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: emotions, life, love
After everything
at the very end
what is it that
remains
When life ceases
to be so busy
and there are only
two
In time of quiet
reflection on the past
now just me
and you
Two hearts inside
two hands
reaching out
with what remains
Lies
29 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: false, lies, life, truth
The lies you tell yourself
so you can lie to others
a never ending circle
no truth in sight
The words repeated so often
they begin to sound like truth
but only to those who
do not know you
For those who do they know
it is not possible
for you to tell the truth
about even the smallest things
You every waking moment lived
is a lie waiting to be told
you believe it
but I never did
Free
28 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: death, emotions, life
How to be free
as you long to be
of these tormenting
memories
Ever present
always near
never to be free
you fear
Keep trying
and trying
to be rid of them
always crying
Oh to be free
death may be
the only way
free finally
Nothing
27 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: emotions, letting go
Once everything
now nothing
as if you
are dead
once I thought
I could not
live without you
now nothing
Once I believed
there was no one else
oh so wrong
now nothing
Once it was you
so wrong
so gone
now you are nothing
More
26 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: confidence, courage, stronger
I am more than what you think
or what you assume to know
more than all the gossip
so much I never show
I am more than you
more than you will ever be
even when I’m down
there is still more to me
I am more than this moment
the one that tries to defeat
more than this setback
my heart will still beat
I am more than I realize
reaching down deep inside
to set free
all that lies inside
Failure
25 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: epic fail, fail, failure, sadness
So complete this failure
nothing can make it right
finished and done
cannot see the light
Unable to understand
why again it is here
always bringing with it
all that is most to fear
Broken in spirit
shattered in soul
nothing can now
make this whole
Again it has come
epic in form
perhaps it’s true
failure is the norm
Don’t
24 Apr 2013 1 Comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: emotions, fake, lies, love, truth
Don’t say you love me
if it isn’t true
or that you’re my friend
then stab me in the back
Don’t say you care
when your actions lie
and every word you speak
is only hollowly false
Don’t make nice to my face
then talk about me in whispers
or pretend for others
but I know the truth
Don’t waste my time with the petty
drama that takes up every day
I’m too strong for you
and I won’t live that way
You
23 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: drama, self-centered, selfish
Everything that happens
anything that’s done
all that the world is
you make it all about you
Anyone else’s troubles
other people’s success
whatever drama surfaces
you make it all about you
Plans that get made
conversations ongoing
friends, family, work
you make it all about you
My trouble, my successes
my world, my friends
my plans, my life
believe it’s not all about you
Why
22 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: dreams, emotions, loss, questions
Always in my dreams
reminder of the past
seems so real even now
why
Waking me from sleep
feeling out of sorts
not understanding
why
Sometimes even when awake
creeping in around the edges
a shadow and a dream
why
Unable to forget
always coming back
still here
why
Deborah Horton Writing 