Careless mirth, genuine smiles, forgotten

This world of ours has grown too rotten

Loyal friends, selfless acts, unheard of

Complex characters to top it all off

If only what we said was what we meant

If only we were true to each sentiment

If only we had just one side to our personality

If only we could recognize the cruel reality

Living out a life of pretension

Ideals suffering from false apprehension

Thoughts conveyed after paranoid speculation

In an unending quest of materialistic perfection

Am I also featured in this quest

Or am I different from the rest

Am I on the greener side of the lawn

Or am i waiting for the realization to dawn

Sacrificing, compromising

Empathising, sympathising

Flying high, sinking low

Rivers of tears flow

Is that all there is to life? Or

Is there a better tomorrow to live for

Our morals place high up on a shelf

Are we ever going to stop lying to ourselves

Shallow laughs, baseless grins

Another day, another sin

Yearning, learning

Giving up, giving in