house our pretenders

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i remember being 13 and listening to dollhouse by melanie martinez
and thinking
what a sad life
now i at 18 hear it differently
"hey girl look at my mom
she's got it going on
ha you're blinded by her jewelry
when you turn your back she pulls out a flask
and forgets his infidelity"
it's still a sad life
but it's my life
my family is full of pretenders
"picture picture smile for the picture
pose with your brother won't you be a good sister"
sure i'll be the best sister
the best daughter of a scum and an ignorant
let's forget
let's pretend
that we're perfect

i remember being 13 and listening to dollhouse by melanie martinez and thinking what a sad lifenow i at 18 hear it differently "hey girl look at my momshe's got it going onha you're blinded by her jewelry when you turn your back she pulls out a fl...

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