The Running Depth

People run deeper than you will ever see
So try to not be judging me
 People run deep
They appear sweet and contained
But inside is an inferno

I often wonder how people use words to their advantage
sneaking up behind you like a snake,
waiting to pull you down and walk all over you
pretending to be concerned

Come clean
come say what you want to say
the true you that is beneath your glow
Kind words that hide your true show
Types like you, I have met before
So who you are exactly, I know

They are not family, they are not friends
why then do they care to pretend
Invading spaces that are beyond their boundaries
watching with envious eyes
waiting for you to fail...

Fly away, live your life
and leave me be mine
I am glad I found who you are before you hide
because if there actually was a truly good person inside
They would never stand in the way of your success.
When you do well, they too will stand shoulder to shoulder in pride

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