Beneath the Camouflage

I'd had this idea for a while, but surprisingly it's not actually based off of anything real, just a concept of trusting someone for your entire life and then having to question all of that trust

Sometimes I get the feeling,
that there's something more at play.
Behind all your lies and pretense,
are emotions kept at bay.

I've believed all you've told me,
without question as was due.
But this puts a new twist on things,
and I suspect what was true.

Even a blind man could see,
that there's more than meets the eye.
Sometimes I can't help but wonder,
what was real and what was lie.

I trusted you more than most,
while you kept it real and straight.
I had no reason to challenge,
so I called your bluff too late.

But now that I've found the truth,
you have to watch what you say.
Because one day this will haunt you,
and there'll be a price to pay.

Author's Note

I know "there'll" isn't legit; spellcheck tells me that. But I needed it syllable-wise, so I went all Dr. Seuss on you.

Reviews

[Sierra Nerys]

i'm glad you went all dr. seuss, it was definitely worth it. and i can totally relate to this poem, as you know, just on a more time constrained basis. the poem holds a great level of intensity and it really has that feel of complete distrust and frustration, yet at the same time it sounds almost.. exhausted? like you want to be upset but it almost isn't worth it because it'll come back to bite them in the future anyway. and it also has a nice edge of vindictiveness, but this might just be me making it situational. anyway, great job, again (: