PRETENCE

Roselyn D'Mello

I'm tired of this life

And scared of death

So what can I do in this life?

I'm tired of sorrows

That keep coming my way

That keep blocking the precious light of day

But most of all,

I'm tired of living my life in pretence.

Hiding my fears,

Hiding my sorrows

Masking the real and true me

Pretending I'm as happy as can be!

Pretending that theres hope in me!

When fear substitutes my hope,

And there's no substitute for fear

Like a movie full of pretence.

I'm tired of hiding from life!

I'm tired of life, my life like a cheerless garden of joys.

Apart from the realm and reach of my imagination

Set jealously apart in desperate sincerity

I'm tired of living this life,

Masking my true self,

Moreover I'm tired of living life

Living life in this pretence