With a smile on my lipsAnd amusement in my eyes
I walk ahead for all to see
What a rich life I have
A mix of satire and humor
Philosophy, beliefs and values
I speak sweet words, making it seem
Am so spiritually blessed and happy
Laughing so very often
At jokes, silly and profound
I appear to the world around me
A woman so content in life
It’s a facade, all a facade
That woman is nowhere me
I've been deceiving you all
With a show am putting up for free
The smile is all false
Amusement all very cynical
The steps I take deceptive
Hiding an internally crippled me
Those words of wisdom I speak
Those poems and things that I write
Are mere words out of my tongue
Coz it’s been long, since I believed in them
Laughing I do very often
Trying hard to make me believe
That there is still life in me
Somewhere clutching on to me
But I realize that it’s all in vain
Pretence does not make it reality
But it’s the only way I have known
To continue moving on in my life
Now something seems to have broken
With emotions tumbling out of me
Saying it’s been a long time
Since I have been pretending around
So am trying to come out clean
Apologizing for fooling you all
Am not that complete person I seem
Just a broken soul putting on an act.
Sadiya Manzoor ♫
