Counterfeit

A fake.
Never honest, never open, never real.
Tried to be something they're not,
Tried to be an image it could not live up too.

All talk no action.
Broken promises. Dissatisfaction.
White lies and black truths.
Thought it was authentic.
Thought it was living real.
It was living a lie.

Until fake met real.
And real told fake the hard truth.
A pill too hard to swallow.
Real ripped off fakes fake mask. Exposed.
Fakes foolish pride blinded its eyes.
Real told fake. "You will never be real."
"Cause I'M REAL!"

Fake looked in the mirror.
Fake blamed, "NO! YOU ARE FAKE!"
Mirror spoke back, "I am Real."
Fake accepted, "I am... Fake."

Fake finally understood, it changed.
Fake was finally Real.

Authentic
Counterfeit