Lies

I struggled to wake up
My mind was held hostage in fake dreams.
I can swear I wasn't very happy there
Even in that sumptuous sweetness I could hear my screams.

The world seemed so perfect
All green, calm and serene.
There were only friends around
And none of them looked mean.

There was only laughter, joy and mirth
Friendly banters and poking was what I saw.
Of true love and honest friendship, there wasn't any dearth
The affection hung in the air was certainly not raw.

But soon the pain of reality punctured this fantasy
I knew I was surely dreaming.
In no way people can be so truthful and sincere
That in any candid acceptance they don't figure any double-meaning.

I wanted to escape from that vision
It hurt to see all that deceiving idealness.
The calmness of that love tried to rope me
And convince me eventually that reality is senseless.

But I finally managed to open my eyes to the real misery
And the images of all people I knew flashed across my mind.
Their smiling and presentable faces was what I imagined
Who was actually faithful to you was so hard to find.

At one time you could be adored by someone to limits
At another time you could be declared boring and strange.
You could suffer hatred in return of showcasing true love
And end up decoding unsuccessfully, why so frequently times change.

No relationship today in this world is pure.
It is adulterated with selfish motives and deceit.
If hating somebody is considered as your own loss
Then loving somebody is also your defeat.

I don't know who all are my people,
Who truly love me and value me as one precious gem.
At-times friendship may seem to appear flawless like a silk cloth
But in reality there are many lies concealed in its hem.

I pray my world of dreams becomes my world of reality
So that there is a final end to my everyday confusion.
My people remain loyal and real to me, no matter what,
And with time, the mutual promise of friendship does not dissolve into an illusion.