Lying Mouth

 


Lying Mouth

 

I kiss him and spit,

turn words to water faucet

and wash my mouth of him

 

I am sure he is lying

 

You see,

I may have my father’s eyes,

unfocused and forgiving,

but,

I have too my mother’s tongue

 

It is a quick, sharp thing

that knows all to well the bitter taste of deceit

 

 

Konrad Ehresman

 

Konrad Ehresman is a creative living on the central coast of California, his works can be found Bluffington University:The Bridge, You Might Need to Hear This, and has work forthcoming in The Mocking Owl Roost. When he isn't typing away incessantly or reading anything he can get his hands on, he can be found baking far too much bread and being a general nuisance.

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