2/24/13

My Lying Heart
By Stacy Maddox


I could hear every tear
That slipped down her cheek
Fall to the pillow
Where she laid her head

I hated to see her cry
But I listened to every one
When she turned away
And tried to hide the pain

Another late night again
And I promised myself
I wouldn't lie to her this time
As I walked out the door

Now the words, 'I'm sorry'
Would never make it right
I've left her here alone
Too many times before

She said I wasn't the man
That she needed me to be
And her love light didn't shine
As brightly anymore

By the silence that followed
I knew she was sure
That my lying heart
Had finally broken hers.


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Stacy Maddox lives, dreams and writes in the fast-paced city of Lawrence, KS. When she is not writing poems, songs and stories or taking photographs, she is tending her garden, cooking and spending time with her family and two children. She loves to soak up the sun by the river and feel the rush of water over her feet. Stacy has been published in Shades Of Expression by Gerl Publishing, The Medulla Project, Daily Love,The Entroper, Emerge Literary Journal, Three Line Poetry, The Fat City Review and Mused: The BellaOnline Literary Review. She has been passionate about poetry, photography, music, quotes and stories for over 30 years.