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May 31, 2015
By Wamos05 BRONZE, Monroe, Utah
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I hate it when people pretend to care,

 

When they pretend to want you,

 

Pretend to care about you,

 

Pretend to understand what's going on.

 

 

 

I pretend too

 

I pretend not to care

 

Pretend to just brush it off,

 

Pretend to not notice…

 

 

 

I'm sick of pretending,

 

It's time to face reality,

 

To stop hiding behind our pretended emotions

 

And realize that we deserve happiness

 

 

 

I have gone through more than most people have,

 

I mean, I lost my dad when I was five.

 

I pretend that I'm over it, that I am O.K.

 

But I'm done pretending.

 

 

 

I never have gotten over his death,

 

In all honesty, I don't think I ever will.

 

I'm sick of hiding my emotions from those I care about

 

I hate having to pretend that I'm okay when I'm not.

 

 

 

Let's be real here,

 

Who could get over their parent's death?

 

What person could go through this literal HELL and just be okay?

 

I have to pretend I'm okay and act like it doesn't bother me…

 

 

 

I find myself lost,

 

In this place I can't escape,

 

I find that I hide and never come back

 

Instead of showing what's happening and how badly it hurts.

 

 

 

I hate pretending that I don't care,

 

When people brag about how much their father cares

 

Or when they pout about how their dad doesn't do enough with them,

 

I have trouble not voicing my opinion on their stupidity

 

 

 

Pretending is stupid,

 

So why do we do it?

 

We do it to keep ourselves secluded

 

And then we pretend we're not…