We deny that we're tired, 

we deny we are scared, 

we deny how badly we want to succeed, 

and most importantly

 we deny that we are in denial. 

We only see what we want to see, 

and believe what we want to believe, 

and it works. 

We lie to ourselves so much that after awhile the lies start to seem like the truth. 

We deny so much that we can't recognize the truth right in front of our faces.