In the world of pretence, where shadows play,
A realm of make-believe, where truth fades away,
A stage of deception, where actors take their part,
And reality is hidden, deep within the heart.

With masks of perfection, they conceal their flaws,
And pretend to be, what they're not, in laws,
Their words are laced with sugar, their smiles so wide,
But beneath the surface, a different story resides.

In this world of pretence, where appearances reign,
Substance is sacrificed, for the sake of gain,
The genuine and authentic, are hard to find,
As the fake and phony, leave their mark in time.

With every step, a performance is played,
A scripted dialogue, where emotions are swayed,
The lines are blurred, between what's real and what's not,
As the world of pretence, becomes a clever plot.

In this masquerade, where identities are concealed,
The truth is distorted, and reality is revealed,
The pretenders and posers, take center stage,
While the genuine and true, are turned to a different page.

But amidst the chaos, a glimmer of hope appears,
A chance to break free, from the shackles of fears,
To shed the masks, and let the true self shine,
To embrace authenticity, and leave the pretence behind.

For in the end, it's not the pretence that will last,
But the genuine and true, that will forever cast,
A legacy of substance, in a world of make-believe,
Where the authentic and real, will forever breathe.