{"sf1_id":504744,"sf2_id":"4nAyAMGn","title":"Poem #83: What If...","author":"bhscorch1313","words":156,"posted_at":"2013-02-22T02:45:00.000Z","tags":["Love","Poetry"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/504744-poem-83-what-if","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/4nAyAMGn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/7a/7b/7a7bd767-b47a-4fac-b7cd-f465387426fc","description":"#84 of Poetry\n\nThis poem can be about whoever you really care about, whoever that may be. A close friend, a family member, whoever is a loved one in your heart, picture them when you read this. Enjoy.","content":"_What If..._\n\nWhat if I told you that I lie to you?  \nThat's right, I lie to you.  \nI know it hurts, but it's true.  \nI'm not lying this time, I swear.  \nBut I do tell you the truth when I say  \nI don't always tell the truth  \nThough I always try.\n\nI lie to you  \nEvery time I say  \n\"I don't love you\"  \nAnd when I say  \n\"I don't care about you\"  \nYou can bet that I'm lying.  \n\"I hate you\"  \nIs probably the biggest lie I've said  \nAlthough \"I can't stand being near you\"  \nIs pretty close too.\n\nNo matter how much I try  \nI'm not perfect  \nSo don't expect me to be  \nBecause I don't expect you  \nTo be perfect either.\n\nYou should know by now  \nThat you light up my life  \nAnd that isn't a lie.\n\n~bhscorch\u0026nbsp;\n\n[![Creative Commons License](http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nd/3.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/)\n\n\"What If...\"\u0026nbsp;by bhscorch is licensed under a\u0026nbsp;[Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/).\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/491376-poem-82-bleck.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/519594-poem-84-once-said.json"}}