The Lie

When I was a young girl
I lived in the dream
That said what I wanted
Was waiting for me

A dream filled with beauty
One that's in keeping
With the highest of standards 
Set from glossy magazines

Instead I grew up
With inadequate feelings 
A life time of dealing 
With what I was not achieving 

My mind now a cage
With no hope of freeing 
Until I learn to say
I love me for me

All because when I was a young girl
They set up my dreams
Told me what I wanted
And took me from me
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
February 27, 2019 at 10:26 PM
Profound and apt ink! xomo
Gauthier Avatar
February 27, 2019 at 9:30 PM
Very well captured, Mike. Well done.
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