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I would like to say

   it was a trick.

A plan

   to deceive you

To break your heart.

   But it wasn't.

I lied,

   They lied for me,

then I lied some more.

   You always thought

That I was clever.

   I wish I could

blame this on deft skill.

   But I can't.

We are here today

   because of weakness...

mine alone.

   I was scared.

And so I lied.

   I told others to follow suit

or suffer my wrath.

   They did.

it all worked so well...

   But you weren't

supposed to do

   what you did

on your knees

   in the moonlight.

You weren't supposed to claim love.

   That wasn't

supposed to be

   in your heart.

I was scared

   and kept lying.

The truth would no longer work.

   One lie had made it obsolete.

Seems as if love

   should have stayed that lying tongue,

you say.

   Then I tell you,

Love is what kept it moving.