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Promise In A Lie

Poetry

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I am living in a lie
Nothing I need to shy
Pieces together I tie
Pretending I don’t cry
Nothing seems to have meaning
Everything in life needs mending.

Present in such a crowd
Still, I feel so lonely
Noises are too loud
Eyes watching me keenly
Feeling the need to kill
Anyone who says how I grew
I don’t need someone until
They’ve seen what I’ve been through.

Jealous of my luxury
Envy my smile
The pain I bury
Has been going on a while
One day I’ll own a throne that I’ll kiss
And that is my promise.

Thank you for reading.

Thank you Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) for this chance.