Feature: Carlton Smith Day 3

A Beautiful Lie

The ocean cries out soft for me today
Placid waters whisper out my name
The changing tide ebbs from the distant bay
Reminding me that nothing stays the same

Placid waters whisper out my name
Concealing their destruction left behind
Reminding me that nothing stays the same
Then most when we have paid it little mind

Concealing their destruction left behind
Though little with each passing wave is harmed
Then most when we have paid it little mind
Will innocence beguile us with its charm

Though little with each passing wave is harmed
When resting sweet and soft in its embrace
Will innocence beguile us with its charm
A devil’s purpose wears an angel’s face

When resting sweet and soft in its embrace
I know its lies will move the hearts of men
A devil’s purpose wears an angel’s face
I close my eyes and hear it once again

I know its lies will move the hearts of men
The ocean cries out soft for me today
I close my eyes and hear it once again
The changing tide ebbs from the distant bay

© Carlton Smith

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Interview Question

Tell us something not many people know about you.

Carlton:

I come from an enormous family. My father has twelve brothers and sisters and my mother has eleven. All of them are married and all of them have children. I don't know how many first cousins I have but I believe the number is somewhere around 80. On my father's side of the family we used to rent a bus to go down to the Thanksgiving Day parade in downtown Detroit every year and both sides of the family rented halls for holiday gatherings. The blessing in all of this is the absolute wealth of unconditional love growing up in a family that size. The tragedy is there isn't nearly enough time to keep in touch with as many of them as I'd like.

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