authentic

you said so many things

and I believed all of it

only to find out that what you portrayed yourself to be

is someone else and not you

i fell in love with a person

that isn’t you

I don’t understand all the lies

all the calculated and deceitful things

it broke me down to my very core

but then despite of it all

i still love you

tell me what it takes to make you feel validated

a demeaning word here and there

you think you’ve won

but each time you throw a jab

you become lesser and lesser

how i trusted you

how i placed all my hopes and dreams but as it turned out i fell in love with a fake persona

you stole that from someone else

how could you

authentic? there is truth in authenticity but you ain’t got none

so baby, imma slam this door