One By One
A dark secret,
A story to tell -
Of the mystery of friends,
How they one by one fell.
A dark secret,
A mysterious lie.
And through it all you smile
As we one by one cry.
A dark secret,
As if from a dream.
And the truth is unknown
As we one by one scream.
A dark secret,
Hidden from all.
And the cries increase
As we one by one call.
A dark secret,
The death of the lie.
And still you stand smiling
As we one by one die.
Copyright © Catriona Elizabeth Mowat 2006
Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you or else it is nothing, an empty formalized bore around which pedants can endlessly drone their notes and explanations.
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