Faces passing by <br />Wishing they had not seen me <br />Affectedly nodding <br />And smiling-worried <br />Mumbling conventional offerings <br />Of salutation... <br /> <br />I squirm trying <br />To break the discomfort, <br />Why do they pretend <br />I even exist, <br />If I cause such embarrassment? <br />Guilty misunderstanding? ... <br />Only time can tell... <br /> <br /> <br />COPY WRITE©2009<br /><br />Romeo Della Valle<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/naked-truth-12/