Relate

Relating to other people

Would be a lot easier if 

I knew what they were thinking

I have learned that the words

That come out of a mouth

Aren't always true

"How are you?"

"Okay."

Not really

Not okay at all

Lies

Hiding

Unsafe

Confusion

Did my issues come from my parents

Or my peers

School didn't help

My

Self-consciousness

But I felt self-conscious at 

Home

Too

The look from my mom

Or dad of

Disappointment

Disapproval 

"You're okay"

No

Not okay

Love 

And

Logic

More like

Fear

And

Confusion

My relationships now

Echo

Their influence

I fear 

Disapproval from

Parents

Not peers

But it reminds me