The Art Of Pretending

I see how people pretend that it's all okay.
I see how brightly they smile as if they were dying to live this happy moment,
as if they never cried,
as if pain has never crossed their path, as if they never faced the storms.
How they weep when they are all alone and then laugh as if sadness never empowered them , as if disappointments never touched them.

How showy , splashy and fluanty they behave! Aren't they pretending to be what they are not?
Aren't they pretending to be okay?
Aren't they hiding, ignoring and avoiding the saddest parts of their lives?
Aren't they pretending to be just fine ?
Aren't they fighting back with a smile?
Yes, they do! that's what we all do.
We pretend to be good , we pretend to be happy,we pretend to be what we are not just to impress others and then we pretend to be solid. We pretend to be brave..

That's painfully beautiful!!
Pretending and leaving the things behind and walking towards the things we are born to find..
Pretending and unpretending is just a major part of our lives...
Some have achieved this mastery and some are still struggling with this art!!
Ostentatious!! That's what we are.
We should know where to pretend and where we should be ourselves,
that's puzzlesome!!
Isn't it???
~Roshni Namole.