Everybody Lies

Everybody lies, according to some folks.
but maybe when they say it,
they just meant it as a joke.
Some lie about their ages
or their jobs or their wages.
Some lie about their weights
or colleges, lie to their mates.
Politicians lie, we know this for a fact,
the words they say don't always match
with the ways they act.
Kids still lie when their little hands
are caught inside the cookie jar
but they're kids, we say and make excuse,
that's just the way they are.
Perhaps they learned it, though,
from parents, friends, or tv shows.
The place of biggest lies, I fear,
is not one most folks would guess:
the pew at church while singing hymns,
with lofty words professed.
Silly, really, isn't it, since God above knows all
and takes our words and promises
with a grain of salt.


(c) Ellen Gillette, 2012