Building webs of deceit,

In order to hide.

Behind false masks,

I seek to reside.

Insecurity shouts at me,

“You are not enough.”

Your life doesn’t matter,

It wasn’t that rough.

So I lie, exaggerate,

And live a life of pretend.

To be someone I am not,

Until the very end.

The weight of my lies,

Crushes my spirit.

My lies told so much,

That I start to believe it.

In the sea of hopelessness,

I find myself lost.

Afraid to be genuine,

No matter the cost.

I hope that someday,

I will find,

The courage to tell truths,

Leaving the lies behind.

Sky