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Children Don't Lie
by Gloria Gay
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Rated "G" by the Author.

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children don't lie
they're like glass
clear through

their honesty's
a tightly held
pebble in
their hand

children don't lie
or mince, cheat
or dissemble
or betray
a trust

they only do that when
they grow

into a you or I  



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Reviewed by Cryssa C 5/1/2008
Well... I would like to agree with you... but... I think that children do lie... out of protection to their own psyches. And some children are scarred so deeply that lying becomes a habit that they don't even realize they are doing. Spend an hour studying RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder) and you will find some understanding of what many children, especially those who have been adopted, go through each day. It is sad... and some of my children live it.

Cryssa
Reviewed by Emile Tubiana 4/13/2008
Dear Gloria, I fully agree with you. They are open and they don't need to be introduced, only some of them need help. Your poem is simple and to the point. Congratulations, Emile
Reviewed by Staci Gansky-Wagner 9/25/2007
Very insightful poem.
Reviewed by Bernice Angoh 9/20/2007
so very true
Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner 3/24/2007
Spot on, sad to say: well done, Gloria!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Reviewed by Regis Auffray 7/30/2005
Sadly so true, Gloria. Thank you. Love and peace. Regis
Reviewed by A PAX 6/13/2005
wow

i agree.........and I don't
but i think E richardson makes a valid point.........very valid indeed..........

i work in a school............
and sometimes...........the little ones lie..........to survive......
its sad........

very wise poem

pax
Reviewed by E. Richardson 5/24/2005
mmm...since children tend to reflect the good and bad of adult around them, I think you hit the nail on the head here. Good work.
Reviewed by jude forese 5/20/2005
children don't lie but they sure can bend the truth ...
Reviewed by - - - - - TRASK 5/17/2005
Agreed Nordette,i.e My Son' Worlds Greatest Intellectual Liar Since Age 3
Just Like His Momma Lied To Her Adopted (Her) Momma!

Unique N Different Write!

TRASK
Reviewed by C Hottran 5/15/2005
yes, children are angels in a deceitful world!!
Reviewed by Nordette Adams 5/15/2005
I like how you put this poem together. It's well written; however, I think the best story that illustrates the flaw in its premise is Bill Cosby's story about his two-year-old sneaking a cookie from the cookie jar. When caught in the act and asked what are you doing, the child responded, "I was...I was getting this cookie for you." So, perhaps the poem would be more accurate as "Babies don't lie." ;-)
Reviewed by Mary Quire 5/15/2005
Growing out of innocence is a very sad event. Too bad time can't just stand still.

M.Rose
Reviewed by Lori Moore 5/14/2005
Sad. Well done.
Reviewed by Sandie Angel 5/14/2005
That's the truth -

Everyone was born innocent,
but some were invaded by the devils.

Sandie Angel a.k.a. Sandie May Angel :o)


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