Look Me Straight In The Eye Poem by L MILTON HANKINS

Look Me Straight In The Eye

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Look me straight in the eye
Not askance or a side glance
Or shifty-eyed like you know
You are busted telling me a lie.

Do not betray my sincerest trust
By keeping secrets from me
Telling me what I know is untrue
Straight in the eye, you simply must.

If I cannot take you at your word
If I must worry when you equivocate
Then surely, I will begin to doubt
The sounds, the voices that I heard.

When you are not true to me
You devalue everything I hold dear
You make of me less of the person
That I have always strived to be.

So, look me straight in the eye
Do not betray my sincerest trust
If I cannot take you at your word
All you are to me will surely die.

Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: deceit,trust,truth
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Antony Theodore 26 November 2020

Do not betray my sincerest trust By keeping secrets from me Telling me what I know is untrue Straight in the eye, you simply must. sincerety, truth. look straight into my eyes. noble ideas.. tony

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Evelyn Judy Buehler 24 November 2020

Your wonderful poem highlights the importance of being refreshingly honest, and why it's so essential. Thanks for sharing.

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L Milton Hankins 21 November 2020

Thank you so much, Deluke, for your kind remarks.

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L Milton Hankins 17 November 2020

Thanks, Robert. I like to think that sometimes I hit the nail on the head and say it with a directness that might be unsettling. I appreciated your commend.

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Deluke Muwanigwa 11 November 2020

Great one. Am sure whomsoever got the message. Its a universal message beautifully woven in rhyme. Thanks for sharing and caring.

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L MILTON HANKINS

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Hico Fayette Co West Virginia
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