Deception
Cheri turned me on to PROMPTuesdays…let’s see how I do, or as The Joker would say: And here we…..GO!
Deception has been part of my life for so long, I don’t know any other way. Deceiving, not telling the truth, outright lies…it’s all there. For example, this morning I deceived my boss. I told her I was late because I had to take care of Dad…but really, I was late because I was watching Craig Ferguson (the Scottish host of the Late Late Show…hot, great accent, really funny). His guest was Eric Idle, from the famous Comedy Troupe, Monty Python. I loved them back in the day…smoke a joint, or do something else just a bit before it came on (no DVRs, VCRs or anything like it back then) and laugh and laugh. Of course, you could laugh without the chemical aids but…hey, it was the 70s.
So…deception. I deceived my first husband, and my second as well. I won’t say how, but why? Because I could. Sometimes deception is so much easier than the truth. Sometimes, tho, it comes back to bite you in the ass. My ass hasn’t been bitten yet…but there’s still time, plenty of it (both time and ass). At least, I THINK there’s time. That’s another thing: Life deceives you in many ways and one of those ways is thinking you have time to do this or time to do that. Maybe you do…and maybe you don’t. A bit scary, if you stop to think about it. But I don’t. Because in addition to deception, I practice lots and lots of hiding my head in the sand. A deceptive ostrich, that’s me!
Why? Who knows…maybe it’s part of my genes, maybe it’s a coping mechanism, maybe it’s just the way I am. But I’ve pretty much been this way since I can remember. Can an old dog learn new tricks? Better yet, why would an old dog want to learn new tricks? He (or she) gets fed either way…
Deception; wicked, tricksy, false, something Gollum said in the LOTR movies. Maybe that’s why my license plate says GOLLUM. Maybe that’s why I identify with Snape? Nah, that’s another story altogether. But…I bet it’s why I’m so entranced by Heath Ledger’s portrayal of The Joker. No ego, a bit of a sadist, but…is that the truth or just what I want to see?
You tell me…deception. Is it part of your life? It’s part of mine…just like coffee and photography and Led Zeppelin and a lovely little shiba inu named Wolf.
Deception: this whole story was a deception 
Posted in PROMPTuesdays | 17 Comments
July 29th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Very clever. I like the twist in the ending.
July 29th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Or was the last sentence a deception? Tricksy girl.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Naughty. I don’t consider myself a deceptive person-but I have many other flaws.
July 29th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
I like to believe that I am pretty much an open book. I think perhaps it is why I am so easily hurt.
July 29th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Deception – I don’t think I’ve done it recently. I have in the past for sure, but it has come to bite me hard so I try my best to avoid it. I dunno if honest is always the *best policy but .. I try to do close to it
July 29th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Golly! First of all, I have got to see The Dark Knight. Also, I love this peek into your soul, and how open you are, how real. Finally, deception sneaks up on us, even when we are trying not to do it or allow it to be done to us. But no matter, we don’t judge, we don’t label, it just is, and so we try again. We are human.
July 29th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
You are a trickster! So, where’s the deception and where’s the clarity in that little story?
And yes, deception is a part of my life.
July 29th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
This is your boss…. hmmm.
July 29th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I’m sure I was deceptive in my past…but not intentionally. I try to be good for the most party…you know me! I can’t lie for sh*t!
July 29th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
OMG… that’s like someone saying “I’m a pathological liar… nah, just kidding!” LOL!
July 29th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
That is very clever and rings true whether fact or fiction.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Sooo…are you deceptive? OR, do you want us to think you’re deceptive? Or MAYBE you want us to think you’re not deceptive by pretending to be deceptive so we think you’re not deceptive.
AHHHH! Mind Freak!
(Thanks for playing. Well played my friend, well played.)
July 30th, 2008 at 3:39 am
Deception through confession, what must the priests thinks. A great agglomeration of ideas / life. And you’re the second I’ve read so far that’s mentioned deception of time.
July 30th, 2008 at 4:49 am
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July 30th, 2008 at 5:54 am
You wicked, wicked girl! …and I love your reference to a “deceptive ostrich”…
July 30th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
I think deception is a part of everyone’s life. We’re not all 100% open about everything all of the time…
July 31st, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Who do I deceive? I stretch the truth a little bit here and there, but mostly I’m all about the truth. My brain doesn’t have room to catalog lies. Plus i hate, hate, hate it when people lie to me. Dude, just be honest. I promise I’ll love you even more if you do!