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I'll Lie
Don't bother asking me how I've been feeling
I'm a self-made master of self-concealing
Don't ask me the question "How are you doing?"
Such query gets all my emotions booing
Don't ask me about my emotional tropes
I'll stare you in the face and quote horoscopes
Don't ask me hard questions— I will lie, with ease
Can we not just make small talk— chat— shoot the breeze?
I don't want to delve into a self-review
I truly don't want to have to lie to you
But I will— I'll lie— I'll assure you I'm fine
I'll force-feed you that old minimizing line
I'll paste a toothy smile on my poker face
Place myself in that commonly claimed fine space
There will be no telltale— there won't be a sigh
No long stare off— I'll smile— I will bold-face lie
#emotional #hiddenemotions #emotionalintelligence #rhyme
© danie_af
I'm a self-made master of self-concealing
Don't ask me the question "How are you doing?"
Such query gets all my emotions booing
Don't ask me about my emotional tropes
I'll stare you in the face and quote horoscopes
Don't ask me hard questions— I will lie, with ease
Can we not just make small talk— chat— shoot the breeze?
I don't want to delve into a self-review
I truly don't want to have to lie to you
But I will— I'll lie— I'll assure you I'm fine
I'll force-feed you that old minimizing line
I'll paste a toothy smile on my poker face
Place myself in that commonly claimed fine space
There will be no telltale— there won't be a sigh
No long stare off— I'll smile— I will bold-face lie
#emotional #hiddenemotions #emotionalintelligence #rhyme
© danie_af
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