Faking Feelings
Faking feelings is what you do best,
undermining hope with false feelings.
And deceived by lust's many guises:
you’ve shown your vulnerability.
Fantasy divides reality
into darkening shades of despair.
And feeling all alone, you struggle;
believing that no one even cares.
Anger fuels your disappointment,
while jealousy bemoans love's absence.
And truth provides little protection
from the bittersweet lies that flatter.
Sadness deflates inflated egos,
allowing time for thoughts to gestate.
For happiness can't be chained to tears,
love requires trust to make it real.
Spent on a splurge of self-deception,
hope is the last treasure you deplete.
And frustration is a side effect
of dreams, scuttled on the rocks of doubt.
As loneliness devastates your heart,
practiced smiles mask the pain you're feeling.
Yet, like mascara, cosmetic smiles
have but one purpose: to conceal tears.
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