mythomania

Buyer Beware

the words spring forth unbidden
and grow grander and greater
with the pathological compulsion
to be compelling
each pint propels a new point
of precarious proportions
the mythomania
of the bar room
and though it's blarney
it's beautiful
and I am charmed

in months to come
as excuse follows excuse
and the deceptions multiply
I will remember this night
and wonder why
I ignored the embellishments
as the red flags they were
but instead focused on
the blue eyes and dimples
such a lovely facade
for a crumbling edifice