Play Acting

The hugs, the smiles, the sicklysweetsmells
We're all just playacting

How toddlers play House, we play Sophistication
and Love - Well, we play at Well Adjustment

We're a pretty, disjointed Family Portrait

The hugs are stiff and
I can barely smile convincingly
it churns into a grimace

I always thought I was a good liar

But it would seem not