Denial

You're so used to lying
And making others believe what isn't true
I don't think you'll even recognize the truth
Even when it's right in front of you

You think you've fooled everybody
But I can see through your lies
Your facade is fading
The truth, clear in your eyes

You're so adept at hiding
You see yourself a master of disguise
All I see is an idiot
Smothering your own strangled cries

You won't let people help you
Telling them you don't really care
You think you're so convincing
At making them see what isn't there

But not even the brightest smile
Can hide a tormented soul
Not even the loudest laugh
Can mask a broken heart

There's no use pretending
You don't feel any pain
There's no use denying it
You can't fool me again

I know that you're hurting
Even if you don't admit it to yourself
I can see your heart breaking
Like a glass figure fallen from a shelf

There are so many pieces
You're not sure you can pick them all up
Even if you put them together
You don't know the next time it might drop

So instead you let it be
And sweep them under the rug
Ignorance is bliss, you say
It's your addiction, your drug

Written by A. Ellis