I don't understand <br />Why you lift your voice or raise your hand <br />I'm trying to please you <br />With the things I do <br />But nothing I do seems to be good enough for you <br />I sometimes cry at night, it's true <br />Because I know it would hurt you to see me cry <br />But then again you seem to be blind to how hard I try <br />You say that I'm not trying hard enough to be part of our family <br />That my very best is just done crumily <br />I don't mean to disapoint you <br />I don't mean to make you sad by the things I do <br />When all I want is to make you smile <br />For you to say you're proud of me every once in awhile <br />But I guess my best isn't enough <br />Guess I'm going to have to try different stuff <br />Try to do diferent things <br />Try to stretch my unused wings <br />Someday I want to make you proud <br />And to not do things that will cause you to yell at me so loud<br /><br />Carla Kitts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-don-t-understand-31/
