Sonnet: Give Up Your Lies

How far can lies take you in life on earth? The more you say, the more you can't avoid; Nor lies can give a person real mirth; And lies once said can't become 'null and void'. Cut off the habit at the earliest, Lest clouds dense-black of punishment still loom; 'Tis best to learn to be always honest; Nip off the urge bud-like 'fore it can bloom. Free is the mind that airs its heart by Truth; The peace it gives is worth the efforts made; Oh, learn to speak the Truth right from your youth; The glory God bestows, can never fade. The things that lies can win you- are for now; When Truth is God, why don't men learn to love?