Poetic Pennies For My Thoughts

Pretend

"Pretending that we live doesn't make us alive."

-Serj Tankian 

Verb. To appear falsely, as to deceive, to feign, to make believe, to presume. 

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False smiles,

false faces, 

false personalities. 

Pretending to be

someone that

one truly

isn't. 

Fake voices, 

fake glances, 

fake lives. 

But perhaps I can define "pretending" in a different way. 

Let's make believe, shall we?

Fantastical castles, 

made-up creatures, 

pompous companions, 

thrilling adventures. 

A whole new world, 

one that's completely

yours. 

One that is full of 

friends who don't betray, 

real,

true friends, 

and days full of relaxation, 

without a care in the world. 

But that just isn't how life goes. 

Deceiving smiles, 

lies, 

a whole bunch of lies, 

too many lies. 

 Pretend as though

nothing were wrong. 

Nothing was bothering you, 

nothing is out of place. 

Everything is perfect. 

But it's not. ,

You are just pretending that it is. 

Pretending that one is alive, 

doesn't always mean that one is.

One could be just breathing,

merely "appearing" to be alive.  

 But one could be drowning, 

drowning in lies, 

pain, 

and 

sorrow. 

But we just pretend

just pretend to be happy

and content. 

 Or we can pretend to be somewhere else, 

somewhere happier, 

somewhere better, 

than reality.