Just when you think <br /> you know me <br />I change. <br /> Unrecognizable. <br /> Untouchable. <br />Bold in my rejection. <br />I turn on myself. <br />Lashing out to the mirror <br />and those on the other side. <br />Weakness is for attacking <br />and love isn’t forever. <br />Laughter is medicine <br />To heal their conscience. <br />Goodbye is just another word <br /> for death. <br />Buried behind my tongue <br /> are all the words <br />I wish I’d said. <br />I welcome distractions <br />They allow me to breathe. <br />It’s barely worth <br /> waking up. <br />I focus on the surface, <br /> but the lie is <br />Circling, <br /> waiting, <br />watching <br />and there. <br />Running from thoughts <br />Allows me to never <br />Absorb the truth. <br />Why am I so hard on myself <br /> you ask? <br />Because <br /> if you aren’t perfect <br />People wont love you. <br /> <br />posted 1-4-08 <br /> <br />by shannon flanders<br /><br />shannon wright<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-you-aren-t-perfect-people-won-t-love-you/
