Let's Play Pretend
do you remember
when you were young
and you used to play
those games of
make believe
and how you pretended
to be the dragon
to be the knight
to be the princess
and for a while
you could be the
best version of yourself
(although you didn’t
know it then)
you were children
you knew deep down
it wasn’t true
that it was just
pretend
but now you’re older
it seems like pretending
is all you do
you put on a mask a
different one for
everybody
and you pretend to be
someone you’re not
you pretend you’re happy
pretend you’re okay
pretend you don’t cry yourself
to sleep some nights
because the truth is
no one likes you
unless you’re happy
or at least it seems
that way
to me
and i’m yet to find
someone to say
otherwise
when you were young
and you used to play
those games of
make believe
and how you pretended
to be the dragon
to be the knight
to be the princess
and for a while
you could be the
best version of yourself
(although you didn’t
know it then)
you were children
you knew deep down
it wasn’t true
that it was just
pretend
but now you’re older
it seems like pretending
is all you do
you put on a mask a
different one for
everybody
and you pretend to be
someone you’re not
you pretend you’re happy
pretend you’re okay
pretend you don’t cry yourself
to sleep some nights
because the truth is
no one likes you
unless you’re happy
or at least it seems
that way
to me
and i’m yet to find
someone to say
otherwise