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she makes me look her in the eyes before she asks me questions. she thinks she can tell whenever I'm not being truthful. the only thing I hope she sees is hurt. I hope she can see how badly I wish she'd just be honest with me. she says she can tell whenever I lie, she says I can't lie. but why would I when this is the only life I will live at one time and if I ever lived another, I can't remember. lie detector. I'm not telling the truth until I'm so overwhelmed with defeat that my eyes slowly push tears from my eyes, like a string of pearls. I didn't know lie detectors could make you question your psyche's interpretation of everything you knew about them, about yourself.
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Jul 3, 2020
Jul 3, 2020 at 2:51 AM UTC
lie detector
she makes me look her in the eyes before she asks me questions. she thinks she can tell whenever I'm not being truthful. the only thing I hope she sees is hurt. I hope she can see how badly I wish she'd just be honest with me. she says she can tell whenever I lie, she says I can't lie. but why would I when this is the only life I will live at one time and if I ever lived another, I can't remember. lie detector. I'm not telling the truth until I'm so overwhelmed with defeat that my eyes slowly push tears from my eyes, like a string of pearls. I didn't know lie detectors could make you question your psyche's interpretation of everything you knew about them, about yourself.
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Jul 3, 2020
Jul 3, 2020 at 2:51 AM UTC
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