Lies

Lies are one of the most devastating things we can tell.
Lies can break us
Lies can bound us
But they can ultimately destroy us.
We tell them to our friends
And to our family
We even tell them to ourselves.
They build on each other
One lie after another
But they can all come crashing down at any given moment.
We want to believe them
We encourage others to believe them
But the worst lie you can tell, is the one to yourself.
For this very reason
You know the truth and you know the lie.
But when you want to believe something so badly you convince yourself that the lie is in fact the truth.
We convince ourselves we are happy when we could not be any farther away from happiness.
But the lie will make you believe it.
The lie is powerful.
It can convince you that you love someone when the only person you can not stop thinking about is not even them.
Lies can make you so blissfully happy, content and unaware.
But for how long?
It will not last.
It never does.
Because the worst lie you can tell is the one to yourself.
You are the one who knows the truth.
Lies can make us
Lies can break us
And they can turn you into someone you never thought you could be.
Lies are compulsive
Lies are arrogant
But they can flow so easily out of our mouth
Lies are selfish
Lies are destructive
But they can turn a bad situation into a good one in a moment.
Lies are intricate
Lies are patterns
But they serve a purpose.
Only the reason is usually unknown.