I wonder if anyone heard my calls for help <br />my silent voice inside my head <br />asking if anyone cared to notice <br />but then i wonder.. did they see <br />could they have figured it out <br />that maybe I'm not the face i put on <br />(please don't stop reading, i know its long) <br />maybe i needed someone to listen <br />i want them to listen <br />i don't need them to talk <br />or rant on about right vs. wrong <br />i just need a normal human <br />willing to give me at least a minute <br />i know people are busy but.. <br />its a minute.. that's all i ask <br />i just need someone to listen <br />can you see me <br />without my stone cut smile on <br />have you figured me out yet <br />tell me when you do.. <br />but i guess for right now, <br />all i ask is that you listen <br />don't give me advice <br />or talk about God <br />just hear me out.. <br />I'm not perfect. <br />i wasn't born perfect <br />the world is harsh <br />it doesn't care what hurts <br />it does not discriminate <br />the greater good stands unstable <br />its like a gamble for happy and sad <br />and I'm the one who got the short stick <br />the sad stick.. the poor lonely stick <br />this world has cut me down <br />brought lies through its wind <br />and now i don't know who i am <br />or what to do <br />is it so much to ask <br />one break.. just one <br />this is my plea for mercy <br />I'm not asking for sympathy.. <br />i just need another heart <br />i want to hear it beat <br />so i know I'm still living <br />because I'm not so sure anymore <br />I'm ranting on about nothing <br />and you probably stopped reading at line 7 <br />but.. if you're still here... <br />if you're listening.. <br />thank you.<br /><br />Audrey Marie Kay<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-you-are-still-listening/
