I'll tell you why I wear this tie, <br />and why I'm so well groomed. <br /> <br />My appearance gives its lie <br />to the role that I've assumed. <br /> <br />I assume my feet are on the ground <br />and that I reason clearly, <br /> <br />and that I am not lost but found, <br />and I am yours, sincerely. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The truth's, of course, a darker thing. <br />It's rooted in my wandering. <br /> <br />I haven't learned to settle down <br />because my underpinnings are unsound. <br /> <br />I cast about for explanations <br />and hope to come to rest <br /> <br />but their faults make my foundations <br />untenable, at best.<br /><br />Percy Dovetonsils<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/confidence-man/
