Take Me to the Other Side

Take me to the other side
of your brain
where you’re actually honest,
and mean to do
what you say you’ll do,
rather than pretending
to yourself
it’s the truth.

Take me to the other side
of that happy face
to what you actually feel
and think,
whenever you promise
and lie, side by side,
because neither of us
understands.

Take me to the other side
of who humanity
wants to be,
because we already know
what they really are.
Potential,
to the line,
and forever coughing up
excuses.

Take me to the other side
because I don’t believe
this one
anymore.