Lies... <br /> <br />With in makeshift masks <br />On multicolored face false <br />Lies a rueful grin <br /> <br />Promises... <br /> <br />Promises hot made <br />Turn to blocks cold hard to break <br />Fulfilled melt as ice <br /> <br />Prayers... <br /> <br />Between mind and lips <br />A cup of unfulfilled wants <br />Spills bitter and sweet <br /> <br />20 08 08<br /><br />Kesav Venkat Easwaran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/of-lies-promises-and-prayers/