Recognition

A picture is worth a thousand words.
Who said that?
I don't know, someone famous.

After reading that, one must wonder
If a picture is worth a thousand words,
what's a few words worth?

She holds her tears
She does not cry
What he wrote
Kills her inside.

But...
Roses are red
Violets are black
All of my sorries
Won't take it back.

I'll blow him a kiss
I get a knife in return
I'll ask him why
He said, "You need to learn."

Tears that are dry
Minds that are numb
I said, "How could I
Have been so dumb."

Do I mask my fears
Or make them real?
Do I hide my hurt,
Or say what I feel?

Someone once told me
To not hide the pain.
Were those kind words
Said to me in vain?

Am I unnoticed,
Or full of self-pity
Because of who I am
Maybe of...
who I should be.

So, now...
What is a few words worth?
A thousand pictures?
Or maybe just
recognition.