Perception

Wow, I can’t believe I've been so blind

as to why this world has become so unkind

I almost ashamed that it took this long

for me to understand that I was oh so wrong

I've only blamed myself for all my scars

never thinking once that I strayed so far

my dependency on friends was a big mistake

cos I couldn’t distinguish between real from fake

I didn't care at all about how the world saw me

cos ultimately, what you get is what you see

now I understand why people just walk away

guess people just got sick of seeing me this way

true, we should never judge a book by its cover

especially when someone’s life has turned sour

but if they open up, regardless of a platform?

do we walk away or help them weather the storm?

most times we assume that they’re crying wolf

even though we never really have any proof

that people who cry out are nothing but faking

imagine the toll that walking away is taking

that's how unkind the world is and now I know

loyalty doesn't count when there's nothing to show

in the end it's what people see that matters most

if you're perceived as weak, your life is toast

again it’s true that we should pick our outlets right

social media isn’t the place to display ones’ plight

I didn’t see it then because I was way to engrossed

to understand the damage or its heavy cost

think before judge and look beyond the perception

because a cry for help is not always cry for attention