Illusions

Pretend not to notice Pretend you don’t see Protect at all cost Your illusions of me Don’t read what I write On the lines of my page You’ll only find flaws That you’ve long wished away Just keep smiling at me I’ll keep smiling at you You be who you are and I’ll do what I do I’ll try not to let All the things in my mind Stray far from my pages Or too out of line But I can’t promise much For my pen won’t allow The truth to be hidden So I don’t know how I can be who I am Yet the one who you see So protect at all cost Your illusions of me And don’t read what I write It’s far easier then To see me through my smile Instead of my pen