That Is Why You Lie

You’ve felt so ashamed So unjustified It pains to explain And that’s why you lie Everyday it’s a battle That no one can see Your glass looks half full But is nearly empty You come up short Letting others down The tasks you abort Litter the ground The critique that you hear Is multiplied by ten Yet falls on deaf ears Til you hear it again The boredom is real Though, so much to do The onion, you peel Has you constantly blue Too much to take in Whether bad or good It’s hard to keep friends When, misunderstood You feel undeserving You’re undignified The truth is unnerving And that’s why you lie