The Lies We Tell Ourselves

Author photo. The Wanaka Tree, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

Over time
the lies we tell ourselves
become our truth.
Not “the” truth.
Not the real truth.
Just our truth.

You know, things like:
God doesn’t care
for me, nor see
what I’m going through.
I’m a failure.
A waste
of space. I’ve messed up
my life. There is no hope
for change.
Too late my…