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You look at me
and see everything
that is not important
and you give me glory
for those things
Those things which
should be thought of
as window dressing
Yet, you would
make them
my being, my self.
You would have me believe
that these superficial qualities
or talents are my worth.
Worse yet,
you think that my soul
should somehow sell out
for these empty praises
No!
My soul is too strong
my spirit is too defiant
my self is too important
to accept anything
other than honest appraisal.
My only weakness
is that I desire
you…
to look deeper
to understand
to feel the weight
of my being
and to accept
or at least
reject
anything
but
empty
praise. |
