The Era Of Lies

It is an error to lie But the clouds lie to me all the time Hanging so low with their eyes swollen They told me to stay home Because a storm was on its way I forgot to ask them about the margin of error Inside their elaborate scheme of lies I wondered about the climate change circus Was it on show tonight? The era of lies has driven all of us inside the social media bubble Not prohibited by many of our inbuilt instincts and ethics We started lying about everything From our low budget trips inside our minds To our fancy dresses stolen from the photo shop We went all out and lied with our moulded facial expressions We all pretended to be happy and full of swag Even throughout the storm of Covid-19 pandemic We did not shed a tear in our make-belief world We introduced ourselves to strangers And fell in love with their polished profiles It is not a joke anymore It is the intoxicating effects of virtual reality But we are not alone in this era of lies The trees went all out to showcase their flowers But the colours were all different this time Tainted with the specks of lies Global warming has truly affected them They are always sad but they keep up appearances Pretending that everything is alright I saw their tears the other day But they came to me and lied still "It was the morning dew, " they said Not aware of the time of day I was totally flabbergasted by this petri dish of lies ©Kenneth Maswabi