EKE PRETEND!

Pretend you are whole, though your soul quietly cracks inside, Pretend you are full, while emptiness is all you hide, Pretend you are light, though darkness is your only guide, Pretend you have won, though defeat walks closely by your side, Pretend you are fine, let the truth in silence reside. Pretend every battle was easy, every scar a thing of pride, Pretend every dream came true, nothing in your life denied, Pretend you feel no loss, no one you ache for deep inside, Pretend their absence is nothing, though your heart knows it lied, Pretend you feel no pain, let your breaking heart subside. Pretend you don’t long for the days your innocence supplied, Pretend you don’t crave escape from this life that feels like a tide, Pretend love is nothing, though your arms stay open wide, Pretend you don’t cry in the night where your fears confide, Pretend you are strong, while your tears you try to hide. Pretend you were never used, let your wounded past be denied, Pretend no regrets exist, though they haunt you deep inside, Pretend your heart is pure, though it’s bruised and terrified, Pretend you don’t miss the ones who once stood by your side, Pretend you wear no mask… though your truth has long since died.