You're like an artist with the way you paint me up to be the criminal <br />I'll be your mistake but not your masterpiece <br />I watch closely as you depict my character through your paintbrush <br />Then stare at the canvas as it transforms into a mirror <br />How could I have overlooked the obvious without regard for consequence <br />Your painful words provoke remorseful thoughts <br />A suffocating flame burns dim in a corner begging for oxygen <br />It'll take more than harsh words and cold shoulders to make me disappear <br />Leave it to me to sacrifice every chance of success on the whisper of a doubt <br />Leave it to you to prove me wrong<br /><br />Justin Mata<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-can-i-say-you-inspire-me/
