I'm sorry if I doubt it, <br />Your plan to tell the truth. <br />I hear you might try charging. <br />Perhaps, set up a booth. <br /> <br />If you do I'll surely pay <br />To witness how it goes. <br />Truth, when coming from your mouth; <br />I wonder if it glows. <br /> <br />At that time, I'll surely see <br />The consequence it brings. <br />You with angels at your side <br />And other wondrous things. <br /> <br />Pigs in flight around the town. <br />Blue moons seen everywhere. <br />And unicorns and mermaids <br />Just lounging here and there. <br /> <br />A pot of gold and rainbows <br />Near Santa's magic sleigh. <br />Aliens from outer space <br />Would surely come that day. <br /> <br />I wouldn't miss the marriage <br />Of Hillary and Starr. <br />A Twiggy, Oprah Winfrey. <br />Bill Gates, a movie star. <br /> <br />Yes, I surely doubt it all <br />Could ever come to pass. <br />If it did, I'm sure the Gods <br />Would celebrate en masse. <br /> <br />And I would stand among them <br />In lipstick and a thong, <br />Prompting them to join me in <br />A hot tub sing-a-long. <br /> <br />Wonders would not cease, you see. <br />In fact, the truth would die. <br />For when it passes by your lips, <br />It then becomes a lie.<br /><br />GREENWOLFE 1962<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-you-tell-the-truth/
