You'll Know It Right Away

I tried once. My face said "nope".

I speak direct, I say it straight My face can’t play pretend Disgust shows up if I go fake It twitches before I can help Muscles flinch when the lie gets near Like my body refuses the role You can dress the words in manners But the truth leaks through my jaw

I don’t rehearse reactions They rise on their own If I don’t feel it It shows

You’ll know it right away When I don’t mean what I say My eyes won’t play along With a smile I couldn’t stay You’ll know it right away When the mask starts to fray I can fake the sound But my face gives me away

I can nod, I can answer I can sit through the scene But something in my expression Starts tearing at the seams Disgust crawls to the surface Like it wants to be seen My skin doesn’t lie politely It reacts in real time

You don’t have to guess You don’t have to wait My body prints the truth On my face

I don’t control the tell. It controls me. That’s how you know what’s real.

You’ll know it right away No delay, no disguise Even silence on my face Turns into a sign You’ll know it right away When I don’t align I can lie with my mouth But my skin won’t comply

Truth isn’t spoken. It’s worn.