Distraughtly Halfway Through

lied to, coming out of the womb lied to, all the way to the street lied to, any time you had questions lied to & then told not to cheat lied to, surrounded by “justice” lied to, peering out from behind bars lied to, when they put you in a straightjacket lied to, when they dubbed you a star lied to, when you ****ed up again lied to, when they rounded you up lied to, when they said it wasn’t your fault lied to, when they wanted your stuff lied to, when you flicked on the tele lied to, when you clicked it off lied to, by the people around you lied to, when you locked yourself up lied to, going into self-seclusion lied to, by the only one you trust lied to, because you know no difference lied to, just to hear what you want lied to, when younger & naïve lied to, when older & tired lied to, because no one will help you pull yourself from the fire.