False pretenses

You see me strong but my heart is brittle
You see the façade when I feel so little
You hear me laugh but Im crying inside
You see the outside cause I have lied

Can you really see or do you pretend?
Are you sincere, really a friend?
Do you care to ease my pain?
Or is the world really about self gain?

I'll take small steps to slowly heal
I'll take my time to begin to feel
I'll learn to live on strength of my making
I'll master the art of deceit and faking