I was a pillar
A mountain
Ten thousand stories high
Then came the day
It became clear
This was a vicious lie
I toppled over
Piece by piece
Falling magnificently
And all the while
Those I loved
Kept defending me
What a glorious falsehood
What an impressive ruse
When no one could tell
This mountain
Wasn’t yet a hill
Despite the clues
Perhaps even a valley
No a pit
Of cheap despair
For anyone who cared
To look
Would find
No pedestal was there
Still the mirage holds
Delusion rules the day
And when they all
Find out the truth
My God
What will they say?