Faking

imagine having to

fake your every day

in order to continue

there is no other way

faking every smile

faking every laugh

faking every socially required gesture

but inside you want to barf

imagine having to

fake this whole façade

the same sterile illusion

faking it aint that hard

don't get full of your own fallacy

don't bite off more than you can binge

you think you're living inside the lie

but inside you want to cringe

imagine having to

live inside the scream

the echoes in your head

another death disguised as a dream

faking every required movement

adding credence to the lie

faking and shaping this existence

but inside you want to die