Arranged marriage

I'm not looking for love  anymore
I'm looking for a lie
To keep me warm on snowy days
And hold my hand when I die
A lie that lasts from now to never
To make me laugh or cry
To kiss away my loneliness
To ease the occasional sigh
In warm climes and cold nights
A lie is good company
It can talk to you and walk along
And never know its not true
It sings your songs or writes your words
Without knowing why
We will act oblivious both
Me and my little lie.

Survivor

No. Don't obey the rules of the world.
Never bow down in shame for the choices you made.
Have they walked in your shoes? No they've not.
They don't think you're good enough for them.
Yes, it's true, maybe you are not.
Never shall you be.
But know this
You survived where many others did not.
They gave up. You didn't.
You thrived.
You earned.
You built.
You learned.
And you'll keep building while they wither and die
Because they don't know how to live in deserts
Or through storms.