Perfect Lie

She tried She tried so hard Not to make a mistake She covered all her flaws Pacing through life on tipped toes Trying so hard not to make a mistake But that in itself was the mistake She was meant to live She was meant to love She was meant to jump She was meant to play She was meant to be free She was meant to make mistakes And laugh at the silliest jokes She was meant to dance in the rain Let her hair down And sing a rhythmless song But she kept it all bottled up And put on a show for everyone Feigning a perfect existence Feigning a perfect life Living a perfect lie Caught in the perfect web A web of lies By Sylvia Chika [email protected] http://sylviachika.blogspot.com/ http://sylviachika.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sylviachikablog Instagram: @sylviachikawrites BBM Channel: C002F2845 Twitter:@sylviaoz © 2018 Sylvia Chika
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August 23, 2018 at 11:25 AM
Nicely crafted piece of writing. I could feel the emotional impact of this as I read it today
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August 24, 2018 at 5:23 AM
Thank you for the kind comment, Chris. I do appreciate it. I'm glad you enjoyed reading it.
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