Actor
So I guess the surprise is on me
You weren't really who you pretended to be
Why put on the act when I'm so accepting?
I thought you were different, innocent, naive
I thought you were clean and good and needed protecting
Turns out you were just like the rest of them
Just more of an actor, more skilled at lying than most
You could have just been yourself
Everyone would have still liked you
I forgive you, of course, I know, now, you were trying to change
Just hiding the past and running from it will never get you around it
And maybe if you had been comfortable not lying
You'd still be alive today
If you could have asked for help instead of hiding
Copyright © Janet Runyan | Year Posted 2016
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