What if I said,
"What you see is a lie"?
Don't get me wrong, it's true,
but no one's ever asked why.
Every day I wake up
and I don't like what I see.
So I become someone
that isn't actually me.
You admire what I wear
but it's not my style.
You ask how I'm always so happy,
But it's not my smile.
There's so many expectations;
I try to do them all.
I don't know what else to do
to stop feeling so small.
Everything else matters.
I don't.
To make sure others like me,
be myself I won't.
It's called "fake it till you make it".
It's the motto of my life.
Be the 'Picture Perfect' daughter
then end up as someone's trophy wife.
I don't want to be like this,
but I have to to survive.
Society is a crushing weight
that's ruining all our lives.
It's been like this since I was young,
I can't change it now.
Besides, even if I wanted to,
I wouldn't know how.
So when you see me on the street,
double check if that smile is real.
Because the most likely thing is,
It's not really how I feel.
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