a very profound woman once said 'when someone shows you who they are, believe it' (that was Maya Angelou - for those not in the know) <br /> <br />well you showed me and i couldn't <br /> <br />you showed me again and i wouldn't <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />and i know that you had to be thinking <br /> <br />what more can i do to show her... <br /> <br />but to me it was all a blur <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />like when the paint brushes splash <br /> <br />and nothing is really there... <br /> <br />but everyone is clapping and cheering bravo <br /> <br />as if you've created something special, but the canvas may as well be bare <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />making something out of nothing <br /> <br />just a pretense <br /> <br />trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />no one knows the pain and consequense <br /> <br />so again the pretense <br /> <br />trying once more to make a dollar out of fifteen cents... <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />like they say nothing from nothing leaves nothing <br /> <br />and zero plus zero equals zero <br /> <br />then i tried and i tried to make you my hero <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />but what i had refused to see <br /> <br />that the hero was within me <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />because you can only attract what you are <br /> <br />so, now i'm deciding to be a star <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />because the bottoms just ain't me <br /> <br />it took awhile for me to see <br /> <br />that i can't build you up nor can you me <br /> <br />and so i plant the seeds of the tree <br /> <br />so i can take root and just grow free! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />joan charleston <br /> <br />aka <br /> <br />mz luv joanz<br /><br />moments of sadness<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/pretense-4/
