The First Lie
I'm sure I did not break this cup; It just fell down, - I know it did - For I was only climbing up, Why do they keep the cake-box hid? - I wanted such a little bit! And then I heard that creaking door, I can't tell what it was I hit, Nor how that cup got on the floor. The shelf it stood on was too high, That cup my mother loved the most! Oh dear! I never told a lie, And mother whispered, "Do not boast," The day I said I never could. (But there's that broken cup!) - and then I promised that I never would - So - I'll not tell a lie -again.
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"I'm sure I did not break this cup;..."
Exploring the themes of classic, Helen Leah Reed delivers a powerful performance in "The First Lie"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...