The silver of blunt HB pencils

I tell lies.

I tell lies about the most impalpable things.

I don't tell lies about:

my weight your weight how long I've been waiting

have you ever been turned down for a loan

how many men have you fucked

(up? Oh, HUNDREDS, dear!)

do you have the necessary experience

have you been drinking.

And yet I've never answered, truly,

What my favourite colour is.