Lies

When joy,
cheering,
and happy tears

are merely
a Veil,
wrapping up
hatred,
wrath,
and sins.


When hugs,
kisses,
and Vows

are creating bruises

and
breaking hearts

leaving behind
permanent scars

And a battered soul
that never
heal


When a wait
to see promises

germinating

has been too long


or perhaps
I became a little
too lonely


That's when I was left
wandering
without company
in the streets of
Philadelphia

Xiao Ming