THEY
LIE ABOUT EVERYTHING
of
course they do
they
lie
and
they lie
about
their lies.
***
One
fine evening
checks
signed
and
sent
Gentlemen
and Ladies
tuxedoed
and gowned
warmed
by quiet conversation
dine
under chandeliers
at
artfully negotiated tables
in
carefully selected seats
accompanied
by
the delicate sound
of
cutlery and crystal.
After
having
been
wined
and dined
they
lean
shoulder-to-shoulder
stupefied
and dozing.
***
A
podium and microphone
rise
from the floor
unexpected
feedback
rips
the room awake
a
tuxedo taps the mic
and
introduces another
to
polite applause
the
featured tuxedo
sounds
an incantation
swirls
and arabesques
of lies fill the air
precious
gifts
rarest
minerals
oil
and dollars
conquest
power
respect
the
guests thrill
to
their histories
and
the tuxedo ends
with
the greatest lie
the
lie
that
brings them to their feet
and
pulls sound from their bellies
the
lie
that
they are
alive.
RW
GTO,
Mex.
01.13.2020
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