we are all j u s t pretending

we are all just pretending

we are:

cosmetics and costumes,

productions and performances,

spotlights and curtain calls.

we are:

chapters and pages,

edits and inserts,

truth and fiction.

we are:

characters assuming roles,

in stories-

our stories

we are all just pretending

pretending to b e

human,

acting human,

human being.

no one knows the storyline,

no one knows the conclusion.

we are all just pretending

some of us:

fake it,

to make it,

in the eyes of others-

some of us:

fake it,

to b e c o m e it,

in the eye of our self .

we are all just pretending

hues of man,

colors of being.

we are all just pretending

we are:

paintings and portraits,

a d o r n i n g

the galleries of the gods-

t h e y

have been orchestrating

our stories,

long before

w e

enact them.

we are all just pretending

xox