IV. liar liar

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liar liar pants on fire
every syllable that leaves your lips
are nothing more than pointless lies.

you love the attention and seek the approval 
but haven't you realize it yet?
no one truly cares.

seeing right through your bluff isn't rocket science.
we all know it.
you know we know it.

deeply inside your mind you know
we don't actually believe you.

you spend hours lying straight to my face
i just smile and nod.
if I were ever to point it out hell would break lose.

you should write a fantasy novel
cuz you sure live in one.
it's right in front of you,
yet you can't see the truth even if it's in your face.

{written april 2023}

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