THE BIG LIES

THE BIG LIES

The big lies
don’t really have
short legs.
Their legs

only appear to be short
because their arms
are so long.
The arms
of the big lies
stretch so far
of truth,
they can make legs
or skeletons.

ERICH FRIED (Austria, 1921–1988)
Translation Germain Droogenbroodt – Stanley Barkan