The Hurt of a Family

Get Togethers

I feel like I'm your
Dancing Monkey;
Entertain, entertain, entertain.

Our family lacks a
Certain honesty;
Don't complain, don't complain, don't complain.

So I laugh, and I smile,
And I soothe ruffled feathers.
Talking meaningless all the while;
Work, and the weather.

Dress to impress,
Put on a face.
Wrap all my words
In sugar and lace.

Why is a family as close as ours
So fake?
I continue to act, for all our sakes.