When you lie
You lie to the stranger at the bar about your age
You lie to your colleague about your rage
You lie to your friends about what you believe
You lie to your boyfriend and don’t leave
You lie to your girlfriend and don’t give
You lie to your mother and don’t forgive
You lie to your father and disconnect
And then you call yourself a liar and accept
Until someone peeks and sees behind closed doors
That you have been lying more and more
and you find yourself crying a sea of shame
Staring at the reflection of a liar
A fearful liar who is only lying to himself
A weakened liar who is only fooling herself
And you realize that lying to yourself is simply stabbing your truth in the heart
You never lie to anyone
You only lie to yourself
You only lie because you have not seen you
Because that morning you missed your beautiful smile that was staring at you in the mirror
That evening you skipped the sound of the beatings of your grand heart
You lied to yourself that you are not good enough, you are not smart enough, beautiful enough, fun enough, energetic enough
You lied to yourself because that evening you let that old thought transport you
To a familiar land of self- pity, where you are the only victim
Where it feels just safe enough, just warm enough
But it’s not home, it was never home
Home is when you swim in your sea of truth
And you see a reflection of love
And you never lie again
Because there is only your beauty to brag about
No one can ever leave you again
Because the only one that can leave you is you
No one can ever lie to you again
Because we are all a reflection of you
