People Often Tell Me
I Am Amazing
Talented
Gifted
That I Am Sweet
Sincere
Intelligent
They Say I'm Fun
Free
Witty
But It's All A Ruse
A Lie
Liars Are Special People
They Can Wear Faces
Masks
And There Is None On This Earth
That Knows My True Self
Not Even Me


They Say I Have A Knowledge
A Great Faith
They Don't Know
The Half Of It
How I Act Mature
Or Younger Than I Ought To
And How I Change
Say Different Things
To Different People
How Among Friends
I Am Unique And Ever-Changing
As If I Am Not Really
Who They Think
But A Mirage
In The Soft Sands
Promising Water
Bringing Only Pain


I Learn People
I Read Them
And I Know How To Act
What To Say
Some I Am Sarcastic
Others Funny
Occasionally Shy
But Never The Truth
And Those Lucky Enough
To See Through This Game
Learn Very Fast
That I Am A Different Person


Unlike What I Claim
My Life Is A Mystery
Nobody Ever Knows
What Really Lies
Behind Such Closed Doors
How My Life Is Like A Dream
A Movie On A Screen
I've Met People
Others Only Fantasize About
And Been To Places
People Don't Even Know Exist
And I Never Say A Word
About My Life
Because I Know The Truth
Would Only Sound
Like Lies

I Don't Want To Be A Liar