Young Writers Society

This is actually told through two voices and this I'm thinking of presenting this story to a church. I was picked to do poetry but after making one poem, I got inspired to do others and this one I really liked. There is no general rhyme scheme. I'm just going with the flow you can say. Lol. Enjoy

Hi, my name is Truth
Can also be called your conscience
I am and only me
What else I can tell you is
That I'm found in a book
Made up of about 1281 pages
I am composed of 66 books
From Genesis to Revelations
I am also original
I didn't follow a precedent
I come in lessons through stories
My laws are the Ten Commandments

But enough about me.
Let's talk about you
You have been ignoring my texts
And my calls can't get through

You embrace me at church
But deny me at school
Because your friends say I'm old
So I'm not expected to be cool

Soon you forget about me
No need to explain
I know the reasons behind your actions
I explain it by the way

I tried to come through to to you
But you deny me permission
You hear this a thousand times
This time no dismissing

Anything
Because I want you to show me
That not only you know who I am
But also you'll be

Acting on what I say
What God wants me to direct
So that you are one of many or few
To hear the sound of the trumpet

I see you right there
There is doubt in your eyes
I am Truth, but if you don't believe me
Go listen to lies

Hi, I am Lies
Why do I cover my eyes
Because I have more than on disguise
You believed me so many times
You believe my fake smile
You think it'll last a long time
But when you turn around
I plot your demise
I am that fake friend
I am your cheating boyfriend
I want you to meet your end
I don't want to make an amend

I hide in your school
At your work, and especially in your church
I'm the reason why there's no unity
Why things don't seem to work

What I love most about you
Is that you're so naive
Naive just like Eve
Not knowing that I deceive
Into making you believe
What I say is a just decree
And what you go off and blame me

Me? Me?
My name is Lies
I push you away when hearing my name
But I take control of you through your eyes

Yes, I am the media
I am the billboards and signs
I an those far-fetched dreams
I come through series of lines
Yes, I am lyrics
I come in variety of songs
But all you listen to is the beat
Not paying attention to my secret message at all

My job is easy and simple
It is simply lying
While Truth tries so hard to help you
I can harm you without even trying

I make you think that you're fat
I am bulimia and anorexia
I am the cigarette and the liquor
Because I give you so much pleasure
For a short while though
My "love" is only temporary
I am backed up by believers
I don't love those who love me

I trick you into thinking
That drugs are cool
That being skinny is a requirement
That there's no point to school
That you got to rush through life
Shoot down the ones you love
Doubting there is a certain chance
There is a higher power above
Lying to your parents, and before marriage
Having daughters and sons
But my favorite part is
That marks that my job is done
Is when you pull out that weapon
Now, slowly pull the trigger, to that, deadly, gu-

Wait!Wait!
I am truth and exhausted
Because I have given people my power
But some have lost it

Why is it me that you question
Why is it me that you doubt
I am Truth and direct
Nothing to lie about

I am Power
I am Direct
I am Knowledge
I am Hope
I am A Teacher's Lesson Plan'
I am a History book
I am Advice
I am Truth

If you follow me loosely
You are not with me
And if you are on my side
Follow me strictly

There is one thing
That we often do
Is claim we're doing us
But we do what others choose

Again, I say.
I am the Truth
And here is my main question

How long? How long?
How long will you let Lies act on you before You act on the Truth

Very long. Very epic though. I liked your rhetorical questions at the end, gave the piece some empthasis. I also LOVED your structure. It was you telling your story. I also loved your idea. I am not Christian (I am agnostic) but I appreciate your views.

"I make you think that you're fat
I am bulimia and anorexia
I am the cigarette and the liquor
Because I give you so much pleasure
For a short while though
My "love" is only temporary
I am backed up by believers
I don't love those who love me"

Jeez, this hits home hard. Don't know why, but I feel for this stanza more than any other. This is an excellent poem, and I admire your view. Thank you for writing this.

I'm glad I took the time to read this. Even though it was a long poem, I enjoyed... and I'm not the biggest poem fan. Each stanze was powerful in its own way.

"I make you think that you're fat
I am bulimia and anorexia
I am the cigarette and the liquor
Because I give you so much pleasure
For a short while though
My "love" is only temporary
I am backed up by believers
I don't love those who love me

I trick you into thinking
That drugs are cool
That being skinny is a requirement
That there's no point to school
That you got to rush through life
Shoot down the ones you love
Doubting there is a certain chance
There is a higher power above
Lying to your parents, and before marriage
Having daughters and sons
But my favorite part is
That marks that my job is done
Is when you pull out that weapon
Now, slowly pull the trigger, to that, deadly, gu-"

I really liked those two stanzas. They made me understand the point of view.

Overall, I really enjoyed this poem, yet I don't really like poems in general, lol. Nice job.