Writing Prompt

Disclaimer: This hasn’t happened in real life, but I definitely can see it happening in my life at some point.

I’m no liar.

I never intended for it to be like this.

I don’t want to lie, so I stay silent.

_Are you straight?_

No.

I shrug in response.

_What are you? Straight?_

It’s none of your business.

I stay silent & let them believe I’m straight. Better than being forced to come out to th...

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_When I am withered, rusted and fading i will see you in my final times. My final 10 seconds will be memories of how it once was and how I begged you for your love. My knees ache from begging. Waiting and wishing something of yours could be mine_...

I lied.

I’m sorry that I lied,

But I don’t know another way to live.

I lie all the time.

I lie to my friends,

My family,

Strangers,

Myself.

Sometimes it starts out as the truth,

But than my truth changes,

And I don’t know who I am without the past,

So I pretend it still exists in the present.

I’m smart,

Funny,

Talented,

Confident…

See how nicely it fits?

If a recipe is perfect why change it?

I...

(I don’t normally put trigger warnings but there is a lot of pro ana tips that I don’t want people to follow, and heavy references to disordered eating/body image I guess? I’m not quite sure)

I’d definitely promise I was quite the honest person,

I’d declare I was logical, well rounded,

I’d claim my morals were fixed;

But don’t we all say things that aren’t true,

Little white lies to placate our c...

“That’s exactly why we want you to run.”

“Me? I couldn’t. There’s no way. I wouldn’t win.”

“But that’s what the people want. Poll after poll shows us that the public is craving someone who will be honest, who will just level with them. That’s why we want you to seek the nomination.”

She thought about it for a moment as the two-member search committee, well-practiced in the art of not speaking f...

‘Technically,’ I thought, as I opened the door, ‘if I say part of the story and not the other then I’m not lying.’

“Where have you been?” Yelled my mum, rushing down the stairs, “you’ve been gone all weekend!”

“I had a sleepover,” I said quickly, “I don’t think my phone worked though so I couldn’t text you. I’m sorry.”

Obviously that’s not entirely true, but it’s not necessarily wrong. I was ha...

"So, how'd you damage your wing?"

Arietta sighed, leaning against the wall. "Accident as a child. My brother was a little too strong for his own good as a child, and, you know, he went a little too far. My parents couldn't afford to get the damage treated."

"How sad."

"I don't appreciate your sarcasm, Rhydian."

"My apologies. What's your name again?"

"Evette. Evette Briarwhisk."

"And you're ...

Fran woke and read her bible daily. She readied her self for work and prided herself in doing the best job possible.

“Fran, would you like to help with payroll?” said the boss.

“I’ve never done payroll, but I’m happy to learn,” said Fran.

She’d been helping out with this for a few weeks. One day she walked back to his office to ask a question and saw a game on the boss’ computer. Interesting ...

Fifty-five years his hands had settled roots and pulled briary weeds. Scratches and hives and when he forgot to put on his wide-brimmed hat those painful cancer spots on his head. But those were all little sacrifices for the advice he gave to the women who brought their ailing houseplants or outdoor roses to him. They always wanted to know what aphid, or mold, or too much of the cheap fertilizer ...

I always valued the truth.

But i knew ways it could be bent.

Because the people in this cruel world,

Just love to play pretend.

See i used to never lie.

I would never bend my facts.

But smiles and laughs every day are now a simple act.

I don’t sleep at night and even if i do its never still,

Because even i know that sometimes lies can kill.

When someone asks how i am, I always answer ‘’great’’

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