What's Real

What’s Real

What’s real? Is it something you have to see to believe?

Is it something that HAS to be concrete to accept?

Something you want, something you need?

Is everything you see real? Or is it a façade that needs to be forgotten?

I often have these questions, how I’m perceived

If people believe in what I say, what I mean, along with what people expect

If you’re not by my side can you truly put your heart on the line and trust me?

I proudly say that I have with people, and even though it’s been broken at times, I have no regrets

Trust isn’t easily given and if it’s broken it isn’t easily recovered

I naively expected the truth,

But the only thing I found were lies that were covered

So I admit, I’ve played the fool,

That’s why when I finally found someone I believe in; they should believe every word I utter

Because I know what it’s like to be lied to,

And no one deserves to feel that disappointment, or have a relationship become a failure

‘Cause if anyone know what it’s like to be deceived, it’s me

From ex-friends to enemies, to even my own family

This is why when I begin to trust someone, I trust hesitantly

Because now my trust will not be easily received

So when I finally say, “I trust you,”

It’s far more than words to me

It’s the crown jewel,

It’s the gateway to my soul, my mind, my entire being                                                                                                 

And with all of this being said, I ask…..What’s real?

Something you have to see to believe, something concrete,

Or something you feel?