Untitled 4-12-06

I want to believe that you're better than this
That the heart I saw for those brief moments
Is the true you, and not who I see before me now
Isn't it funny how we think we know one another
When all we do is masquerade an endless facade
Of what we think the other wants to see
Our human nature holds us back from the truth
The desire to be loved overrides our integrity
But deep inside I want you to lie to me more
Pretend that this angel is not truly tainted
Hiding your broken wings behind a crooked smile
I want to believe that the person I loved before
For that one miniscule drop in an ocean of time
Is the true you, and not a ripple in reality
And isn't it funny that even now I want your lies
I don't want to know the real you if all it means
Is letting go of this perfect dream in my heart
That I've built to cover up both our flaws
So close your eyes to the real me as I do you
Never letting our masks slip to reveal the truth.

- 4/Dec/2006


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Last poem from 2006!