I find myself,
in a pit of total denial;
'I do not need anyone,'
I tell myself this each day
and this is
the first lie.

'You must wait'
As though this will provide me with some comfort,
as though this will ease the ebbing in my heart and
render me cold no longer -
this is
the second lie.

'Strength is  found through resilience',
I apply this to feelings of anything,
Banish any thought of anything other than the
emptiness I deserve to endure
and this is
the final lie.