Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
May 04, 2026

Welcome to /ignore

A poet finds his own way of coping with heartbreak.

Down in the depths of your fiery hole
You pull those around you
Liar, Deceiver, Swindler, Fraudster
Those are your names now

I know that Life isn't Fair
I accepted that long ago
My Love, My Life
I would have given for you
You almost got what you wanted

Why I am being forced
To pay for the sins of others
Beaten down
Worn out
Frustrated

Lies are the nectar
That moves the world
Your lies brought
My world to a halt

Tomorrow is another day
I must sift through the remains
My obligation is to show you
And the children you claimed to love
That honor is not dead

Your deceptions have harmed their last
I am pushing on
Leaving you behind
We learn from our pain
I have learned volumes here

Welcome to /ignore



Originally appeared 2005-05-01

Article © Ed Moyer. All rights reserved.
Published in the June 29, 2015 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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1 Reader Comment
artisticwitch
09/03/2016
03:11:21 AM
Nicely done.. I connected with it right away...To capture the audience with just a couple of lines into the depth of the pain in which the author is trying to convey is amazingly well done..☆☆☆☆☆
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