{"id":12650,"date":"2024-01-17T10:14:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/?p=12650"},"modified":"2024-01-17T10:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:14:26","slug":"sadly-discontented-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/?p=12650","title":{"rendered":"Sadly Discontented is Why"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sadly Discontented is Why<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do some follow where con men lead,
believing the tales that artfully spin?
In woven lies, their hopes are freed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A con man’s words, a siren song, to which they heed,
promising skies where stars begin.
Why do some follow where con men lead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their guise, the truth does bleed,
yet still they cling, to what might have been,
in woven lies, their hopes are freed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A master of deceit plants the seed,
In soil of trust, they wear a grin.
Why do some follow where con men lead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their charm, a mask, for a hidden greed,
yet in their tasks, they see their kin,
in woven lies their hopes are freed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the dance of falsehoods, they take the lead,
they follow, in a waltz, so thin.
Why do some follow where con men lead?
In woven lies, their hopes are freed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drew Frederic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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