on the other side
are the people who really exist

the cruel ones
the cold ones
the sadists
the *******
the whiners
the liars
the manipulators  

but we live on this side
the side of faces
and that’s all we see

a face,
that can be
whatever a person
wants it to
be

the hero,
the god,
the winner,
the leader,
the helpful one,
the thoughtful one,
the generous,
the forgiving

are all just an illusion of

the ignorant,
the hateful,
and
the weak.

this side of reality,
is a terrible one,
where nothing is real
and yet
it is the only thing
tangible