What's The Truth?
They lied
About being a child
Pretty and carefree
Harmless like water
They never told me about the world
Or the cruelty of it
I had to learn way too early
To not be too trusting
That day in the alley, I was only walking home after school
The blow on the temple, the metallic taste of blood
I went home numbly, knowing I’d never be a child again
They never told me
They lied
About growing up and making decisions
They made it seem easy and beautiful
The way you eat your favourite candy
Licking your fingers with reckless abandon
They never warned me about the difficulties
And the pain bad decisions bring
They made adulting seem easy
And painted people with bright colours
Forgetting to remind me to always pause and discern
They never told me
They lied
About life and choices
They said my future is in my hands
But they made those decisions for me
They forced things I wouldn’t choose on me
Choices I wouldn’t make myself
It didn’t matter if I liked it or not
This is the best thing for you, they said
They made me accept them
While emphasizing on how lucky I am
They forgot to teach me to appreciate life and little things
They never told me
They lied
About people and relationships
They never warned me about the toxicity
The destruction the wrong crowd could cause
And the stress bad relationship brings
They didn’t teach me that actions have consequences
They encouraged me to go all out and make friends
Without saying how to spot the real ones
Or what to do when faced with the fake ones
They called everyone beautiful
And gave me a pat whenever I returned with news about betrayal
They never told me
They lied
About love and passion
They said that love would come at the right time
And forgot to tell me that it could also come and go
They failed to mention that falling in love is one thing
But staying and making it work is a decision
They made me believe love is given freely
How could it be free when everyone wants something in return?
How could it be free when it comes with conditions?
They taught me to never hold back
But failed to warn me that my love wouldn’t always be accepted
They never told me
They say the things we see and listen to as a child help shape us into the adults we become, good or bad. They stay with us for a long time. Some may break free from the bad while the ones who can't stay stuck. Don't know if it makes them weak or bad humans. Don't know if the fault is theirs or their parent's. Either way, the world is not always nice.
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They lied about everything but mostly about adulting. It is those things that they made us believe that it was something to look forward to but they left out the crucial details like the decision making aspect of it.
Sigh.
The taking care of yourself part too. To say I'm exhausted is an understatement.
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I for one hate it. It's easier to drift back to negative horizons and dark spaces.
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