Why can't I fool me?

No one can see the smile I m faking,

All the memories lingering in me leaves me shaking.

All the known are unknown,

To bear all the anguish I am left alone.

I have hidden behind this wall most of my life,

I've managed so far, I've dealt with my strife.

The life I've portrayed,

Is envied by most and I am looked with hatred.

I pull down my veil to hide the scars,

When I sense approaching footsteps, I act smart.

My heart is slowly bleeding with the assault of betrayal,

Stabbed in my back, May be I am gullible.

My pretense is so perfect that no one suspects

I have made none to see, then why can't I fool me?

© Priyanka Bajaj