Two Poems

Liar
I looked into your eyes,
Straight into your eyes
and I lied.

You looked back at me
accepted my words as truth
But you knew.
We just went on like it never happened-
it didn't happen.

It took many tears to face this
it took much anger and bitterness
and forgiveness.

Somehow we survived,
You and I.
Now I look into your eyes,
straight into your eyes.

Perceive
I perceive you as I do,
you're just a man.
perceptions can be deceiving.
As much as I would like to pretend to understand you-
I cannot see your heart, your thoughts, your soul...
Doubt creeps in often.
life steals away little peices of us.
We hurt eachother.
We tread on,
stumbling along.
And I love you
Whatever that word means-
However your recieve it-
I love you.