lie
today was a pretty day. i didn't try hard to be delight. every thing was good. i smiled a lot. i did not fake it. i ain't think about sad stuff. yes, i was happy.
but, no. i lied.
For most of its length, "lie" reads like a simple report of a good day. The speaker says everything was good, that they smiled a lot, that they didn't fake it or dwell on sad things. The language is plain and short, almost like a list of boxes being ticked.
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