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Pretending. Let’s play pretend, like when we were kids, Live in a world of our own imagination. Let’s play pretend, even though we are adults, Make a world to our damnation. We can ignore what we are daily forced to see Pretend there is nothing wrong. Deny what we see on the web or tv, Pretend this world is going strong. Nobody is hungry, there is no war. Violence is non-existing, I swear. No abuse, no starvation, nobody is poor. Everything around us is fair. Some people pretend like this all the time, And turn all in need a blind eye. But let’s just pretend that we actually care, Open your eyes, your heart, give it a tr

 Hey there. I'm James. I'm 21 at the time of writing this essay, and I was 20 at the time of realizing essays aren't just written for school. Pretending is something we learn to do at whatever age you find out that not everyone in the world wants to be your friend. Which is usually a very young age, considering the word "pretend" is usually associated with puerile behavior. Like how, as a kid, I used to pretend to be an astronaut, or how a little girl pretends to be a princess, or how I pretend to know what "puerile" means. Pretending can be fun. Sometimes, people love pretending so much they take on a profession where they pretend for a