Secrets and Lies

A Secret Shared A secret told to earnest ears Striving to catch, each, Whispered word Eyes wide open in surprise Breath - drawn in and held To exhaled in a tumble Of excitement Through cupped hands Shielding a receptive ear And so it goes on Until the secret Is no more Lies Told Words flow like a waterfall A tumbling tissue of lies Spoken to ears, that only, Hear what they want to hear Gathering into pools, In the subconscious mind Overflowing into a, River of thought Clarity dawns And the lies are, Discovered, uncovered And denounced