Poetry Challenge: Write a Poem That Contains Exactly One Lie

[Zoe]

Here's a poetry challenge worth trying. The constraint is precise.

Write a poem of any length in any form. The poem must contain exactly one lie. Everything else in the poem must be true or feel true. The lie can be anywhere. The reader should not be told which line is the lie.

The constraint is interesting because it forces honesty everywhere else. And because one deliberate untruth in an otherwise true poem creates a particular kind of tension. The reader searches for it. The search changes how they read everything.

Post your poem in the replies. No requirement to reveal which line is the lie. That's between you and the poem.