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The Glass Lie

July 10, 2014
By Heynau BRONZE, Miami, Florida
Heynau BRONZE, Miami, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim.<br /> - Tyler Knott Gregson


Looking through glass, you see the truth. The lies told by those truest to you, which take their time to burn through.
It’s easier to pretend than to speak against the heart. Lies shine in the darkest of times, there to worsen the pain.
But in the depths of those very lies, you find someone; the speaker of truth. There he stands, proving that there is still light in the world.
I learned that those dearest to you tend to cause the most agony. But we forgive, afraid of losing them.
We cover the glass to deny the truth.
There lies the biggest irony of all: we choose that which we believe to suit our hearts’ desires.
We speak against the truth, but deny the lie to preserve our humanity.


The author's comments:
I wrote this piece after watching human nature. I noticed how people ask for the truth, but deny it anyway because they cannot accept it.

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