Faking Pretend Poem by Hershe Moore

I don't need any witnesses so would you
Please close the door behind you,
The lights too bright,
I need em' dimmed,
Windows bare,
Could use some curtains.
Turn my back,
distort my face,
Gotta make this quick,
everyone awaits.
The pad is locked,
Nobody has the key.
Caught a corner,
then I...
held me and I..

I cried, I cried,
Tried all night faking pretend.
I lied, I lied,
Cause it's everyone else,
but myself,
I'm fooling.
And then I...

Pace to dry my eyes,
situate my hair.
Check my make-up,
Fix my brazierre.
' Girl, where you been? In the lost and found? '
' Not under your chin. You know I can't slow down.'
We joke and smile,
Everybody wants to meet.
By the end of the night,
my show is complete.
Part and go seperate ways,
and my act is temporarily through.
Pull up in the driveway,
inserting the key in a door revealing
Truth