Balancing the Scales
By Jay Jordan
Libras
They say Libras are the two L’s,
a lover and a liar,
balancing both truth on one side
and deception on the other,
like scales tilted by the weight of desire.
But tell me this
how does one love without a little lie?
A soft fabrication,
a whispered promise to smooth the edges
of harsh reality.
“I’m fine,” we say, when the cracks are forming.
“Forever,” we vow, though nothing truly lasts.
Lies are the honey that coats the bitter truths, right?
The unsaid words that hold love together,
the little masks we wear
to keep the mirror from shattering when it’s too hard.
Is it deception, or is it devotion?
To shield someone from the storm
when the thunder rumbles inside you.
To paint a perfect picture
while your own edges fray.
So yes, Libras walk the line,
a lover and a liar,
caught in the tension of harmony and chaos.
Because love, my brother,
isn’t always about truth
it’s about the courage to lie,
just enough,
to keep the fire burning.