In Defense of Hypocrisy

Disclaimer: Written by a fellow InfyBlogger of the PotpourriForMySoul fame :) Since I'm not what you'd call "a good writer" (self-deprecation, yaay!), I'm showcasing brilliant efforts of others! 

In Defense of Hypocrisy
Yes, you read it right! Am I advocating it? Maybe. I wouldn’t say it out if I were, would I now? That’s the mark of a true hypocrite.

Let us face the truth. If it weren’t for hypocrisy, it’d be a battlefield out here. The neighbor who irritates you, the boss who’s after your life…they’d all be dead by now! Venom coated in honey does the trick. Hypocrisy makes the world a safer, a better place. 

This is why I smile at you when all I want to do is slit your throat. It saves me a lot of energy and you, a lot of trouble. You say you’re a saint. I believe you. You smile at that girl you like and say you’ll be there for her. And then you realize you have to look out for yourself. So you conveniently shrug your shoulders and forget it all. The kid who cons you with his smile is one too. All he wants is your attention. He just pretends it’s your love. The politician says he’s going to save us all, we trust him, but both know that the words uttered are hollow. Even God is caught up in the game as he sees his coffers fill up.

Superficial is the word! You may deny it all you want. I, unlike you, am not afraid to say this. I laugh when all I want to do is break down. I do things which I think aren’t right. I put up with strangers who think I am nice. There are emotions I cannot make sense of and do not want to make sense of. Ridicule me, laugh at me! However, I have the last laugh. I am what I want you to believe I am. I strip my soul, and find I’m just another hypocrite!

P.S. My mood is at odds with my piece! But then, this hypocrite is up on a rainbow and refuses to wake up! :)

Sigh... This is so spiteful, so up-yours! Now when will I learn to write like this?

Feeling : Cranky

Listening : Temperature - Sean Paul