I lied

As i trawled through the pages of my life i found,
Truth has many facets to it,of which lies are profound.
I found, that behind the amiable facade, there was the unpleasant me,
Behind the face that smiled, there was a face, no one else could see.
I lied.

Bearing in mind the things that would affect the long run,
Sometimes to make someone laugh, sometimes, just for fun,
Most of the times, to save my neck and to survive,
Sometimes out of force, sometimes to thrive.
I lied.

To numb the pain for a while,
Or just to see a loved one smile,
Sometimes out of insecurity and confusion,
I altered the truth a little, also the vision.
I lied.

Yes, I modified the truth immensely, more or less,
Or I tried and failed miserably to justify, nevertheless,
To please people and myself,
By a mere choice of mine, or destiny's.
I lied.

To stop myself from faltering,
I shamelessly kept on altering,
To hide my flaws, i feigned emotions,
We are all fallible, I falsified true notions.
I lied.

In a due course of time though, to me it finally transpired,
Everyone lies and that it will prevail along with the truth, until all time expired,
They say thoughts leave deeper scarring than physical wounds, that is justifiable,
Lying, unless it fatally damages someone, is acceptable.

Sometimes, life is too good to be true,
Yes, I lied. We all do.