A Poetic Duet With A Shade Of Pen – “The Burden Of Truth” | toofulltowrite (I've started so I'll finish)

Howdy ladyfolk and menfolk.

I’ve been busy again with my new partner in crime (please take a bow A Shade of Pen you are very talented and provide spectacular inspiration) and have cooked up another poetry collaboration – ain’t that the truth – double true!

We turned to the WordPress vaults and plucked out this particular prompt:-

Daily Prompt: Truth or Dare by Michelle W. on on January 3, 2014.

Is it possible to be too honest, or is honesty always the best policy?

Photographers, artists, poets: show us TRUTH.

I think that honesty is the best policy when discussing Life Insurance but not if I ask you if these pants make me look fat – of course they don’t, I have a beautiful tush, make no mistake about it.

Enjoy the poem – and stop staring at my bottom, my eyes are up here! Sheesh!

Comments are welcome, even if they are to take the mickey out of me because I can handle the truth! (I can’t. Please be gentle.)

The Burden Of Truth (by TooFullToWrite & A Shade of Pen)

A little lost in my thoughts
I wander lonely in these forlorn streets
Aimlessly I stroll, unaware of where I head
And on and on I march ahead

I buy an ice cream from a vendor
Pet a shaggy dog and stroke his paw
Ask a friend if they will give me a quick hug
But the weight on my shoulders won’t budge

What is so amiss, I do not know
Why my eyes seem to have missed the show
Although, I try hard to feel happy vibes
They are submerged, drowning, deep inside

The sun has now set from East to the West
This burden that I carry begins to weigh less
Stars, they sparkle, twinkle, glisten in the night
A tune plays out, piano lines of pure light

Somehow, the music cleanses, I start to heal
Broken heart strings ping, as I begin to feel
Will I ever find my true calling again?
Can I be the one to right my own wrongs?

Is the truth really such a dirty word?
When love is whispered but not returned
I’d rather live a thousand days alone
Than let fear be my master for just one

For more posts that may be too honest for their own good (cool, maybe there will be some hot gossip or even a juicy murder buried in there!), check out the posts below:-

10 thoughts on “A Poetic Duet With A Shade Of Pen – “The Burden Of Truth””

Leah J's Word Trips says:

January 5, 2014 at 8:46 pm

Nice collaboration!

- TooFullToWrite says:
  
  January 7, 2014 at 8:29 pm
  
  Thank you Leah – A Shade of Pen is a great duet partner to work with – I’m so glad you liked it.
  
Sofia says:

January 5, 2014 at 10:07 pm

Thank you for mention.
I love your poem…
Especially this line…
“I’d rather live a thousand days alone
Than let fear be my master for just one”
xoox

- TooFullToWrite says:
  
  January 7, 2014 at 8:31 pm
  
  You’re welcome Sofia. Thank you for reading our poem, I always am so happy when people single out specific lines that they like. It makes me very proud of my art and the people that I duet with because it wouldn’t have happened without their help and talent!
  
  - Sofia says:
    
    January 8, 2014 at 5:44 am
    
    You are so welcome… from what I have seen you are very talented. I am glad I came to visit you.
    xoox
ashadeofpen says:

January 6, 2014 at 6:44 am

like i told you, the last para is a killer 🙂 🙂
And God, i love ur teasy humor 😉

- TooFullToWrite says:
  
  January 7, 2014 at 8:33 pm
  
  Thanks for the compliment Shruti – you are the star though, I couldn’t do it without you, your words were very inspirational! And I’m really happy that you like my humour – at least I now know that at least someone does 🙂
  
  - ashadeofpen says:
    
    January 8, 2014 at 2:46 pm
    
    i loved ur humor.. it is so cheesy and made ms smile an awful lot 🙂 🙂 and thank you David.. you’re just too kind 🙂
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