Can’t Hide....

Jul 02 '03    Write an essay on this topic.


The Bottom Line The bottom line is the last one you will read in this sorry poem. So big hairy deal.

Hey you there with the glasses!
Why do you look so sad?
Am I not the best friend
that you ever had?

Don’t I always listen?
(Like I had a choice)
And help you with your tirades
By giving your thoughts voice?

Don’t I show up every day
And stay on through the night?
Whose face is here to back you
When you have to fight?

Who stands up right beside you
Even when you’re mad?
Am I not the best friend
that you ever had?


I know there have been others
Who you loved more- it’s true
How many of them would stay the course
When you were being YOU?

I am not so pretty any more
But I have my pride
You know it isn’t easy
To stay here by your side.

I hope you see what’s in my heart
That others cannot see
Perhaps a love of God and Man
Or a spirit running free.

So, look up here a minute
And listen for a change!
Who cares if people hate your guts
Or often think you’re strange!

See, I still can cross my eyes
And laugh out loud a while!
See how silly I can be?
Look, I made you smile!



For those of you who haven’t guessed
I’m looking in a glass
I have no secrets from myself
I can’t hide, or pass...

I’ll wipe the mirror clean for now
And look again and see
My sometimes best friend looking back
With my own gray eyes...(It’s me)



_________


I woke up this morning, and bleary eyed made it to the mirror to check the damage. And the person I saw there asked me to write this down, claiming to have had inspiration while I was sleeping.

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