Dont Lie poem

Did you not learn in life early on, 
not to lie when you have done wrong?

Everyone makes mistakes
 so why lie about it and let it escalate!

If it was a mistake you regret, 
own up and learn a lesson from it you won't forget.

Your lie will end up hurting mostly you,
 by making you think others are deceitful too.

When you tell that first lie to cover your back,
 more and more lies you need to keep covering your tracks.

Your lie may seem like a short term win,
 is it worth it when long term it will destroy you from within.
  

You got away with it for now is how it may seem,
 but don't you know that lie has taken a piece of your self esteem.

If what your doing means you have to lie, 
then before you do it, ask yourself why.

If your actions mean you can't be true, 
then perhaps it's something you shouldn't do.

Even when your lie is found out, 
your attempts to justify it,
 confirms you lied without doubt.

Telling so many lies has made it hard for you to see
 the boundaries between fantasy and reality.

Your starting to believe your lies are true
 so the person your lying to the most is you! 

Tammy Donoghue