Themes
I'm starting to sense a theme,
Aren't you?
And it's funny
Because these words
How different they are!
From the way I act, I mean.
It seems only in poems
Only in writing
Can I show how I really feel
And so I come off a bit petty,
I'm sure.
And probably ridiculous
Since all anyone ever sees
Is a smile
Or a laugh.
Rarely, so rarely
Do I ever let tears fall
At least, when people are around
And I feel a bit foolish
For complaining
Since how could anyone know,
Anyway.
But the foolishness
The ridiculousness
That doesn't change it
These feelings,
They are real.
Aren't you?
And it's funny
Because these words
How different they are!
From the way I act, I mean.
It seems only in poems
Only in writing
Can I show how I really feel
And so I come off a bit petty,
I'm sure.
And probably ridiculous
Since all anyone ever sees
Is a smile
Or a laugh.
Rarely, so rarely
Do I ever let tears fall
At least, when people are around
And I feel a bit foolish
For complaining
Since how could anyone know,
Anyway.
But the foolishness
The ridiculousness
That doesn't change it
These feelings,
They are real.