I'll lie to you
because I love you too
much to brush off your disapproval
as I've made a mistake again;
I resolve to tell you
nothing – because
we circulate.
I'll hold
to saying my day
was “fine” and show you
that you're beautiful,
and fine, so right
for me;
I refuse
to burden your
good grace with my
mechanical
twitch.
“What's
wrong?” Oh, just
an itch.
Just
{scritch-
ch}.
The repetition of dishonesty leads a relationship to become mechanical and unnatural. The speaker says, “I'll lie to you/because I love you too/much to brush off your disapproval/as I've made a mistake again” (1-4). Through the speaker’s explanation, it is clear that a mistake has been made again, and he must again lie to conceal his mistake. Although his intentions are obvious in that he “refuse[s]/to burden your/good grace with [his]/mechanical/twitch” (14-18) and lies out of love, the lying leads the speaker to reveal his true form that is incapable of handling the consequences of his mistakes. Through continuous lying, a relationship is set up for failure and leads to further dehumanization.
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