ALL LIES

what we see isn't always what is real

She sits on a bench pondering

Wondering if anybody will notice

If anybody is seeing her

Seeing her red, swollen eyes

Still brimming with tears

Seeing her quivering lips and her

Trembling fingers

Seeing her fidgeting feet.

 

She stands by the mirror lurking

Looking to see if she can see what they see

The eyebrows done to perfection

The straight white teeth that mesmerizes

The pretty brown eyes that draw people in

The smile that stops traffic

The picture of confidence and elegance

A photo of worth.

 

He sits on a stool drinking

Praying that somebody, anybody wakes up

And sees his struggle to stop

See how he knows it is destroying him

How he knows it is destroying his family

See the struggle to forget it all

See the need to be free

See the need to be him.

 

He stands in the airport contemplating

Wondering what the hell he is doing

Leaving his family, his solace behind

To go to a place where no one knows him

To go to a place of strangers

To go to a place where the struggle is even more real

All to make someone happy

What about his happy?

 

She lies on her bed reading

Hoping to get rid of the reminder of the pain and trauma

The guilt and the anger

The sadness and depression

Hoping someone looks in her eyes and sees the torment

Praying someone tells her that it gets better

Praying that that’s true

Praying she believes them.

 

He stands in the courtroom nervous

Anxious that the outcome is bad

Remorseful for how he has hurt his family

Believing that it will work out for the best

Hoping they all see his redemption

His big comeback

Praying that they care

Praying that they never give up.

 

She sits on the couch watching

Observing life in the fast lane

While she is stuck behind that damn slow truck

That just won’t go faster

Praying that it just...goes...faster

Because she wants to catch up

But life won’t let her.

 

They all have it

They all feel it

Pain, anger, sadness

They all live a lie

Tell a lie

To make themselves feel better

He, she , them

They all want to be free.