Based on the Proust questionnaire, as presented in a Writers Write blog post.
1
I prefer to pretend
Lying is intentional—
sometimes cruel
2
Pretending is optimistic
a daydream enacted on the outside
as a transient reality
You cannot say in the moment
that you are not what you pretend to be
That would be lying
That would be cruel
3
Pretending is optimistic
a certainty of being
trusting in potential
You cannot say in the moment
that what you are pretending to do is not possible
That might not necessarily be lying
(which would be cruel)
but failing to recognise possibility
4
I am often not very good
at pretending
But I’m getting better at it
(5 July 2019)
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