Three Ways of Lying

In order to lie and convince,
one must believe what she says like a truth.

In order to lie and prevail,
one need at least lie along a truth.

In order to lie, but fail,
one need merely think what she lies against.

This is a new rendition of a previous poem. The previous was written with a focus on being simple and direct, and was titled: Thee Types of Liars. This version was also written with a focus on simplicity, but directness has been sacrificed for... something else.

Deeper insight into this poem's meaning can perhaps be found by comparing the two renditions. Or at least by looking at the earlier, more direct one

https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/4kl7uc/please_pardon_my_emptiness/d3fwlw9

https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/4kl1ag/the_break/d3fxh43