PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

I'm not what you think
I'm not what you want
But still
you want me

You're taken in
by my bubbly phrases
my catchy laughs
my ego stroking
and my affectionate giggles

and while that's me
that's not the whole picture

Could you see it
if you looked hard enough?
Could you feel me
if you reached far enough?
Could you
would you
want to?

These tangled dreams and shattered thoughts
that slice my skin as I try in vain to hang on to them
are all that I have left

But if you really wanted to see
If you would know
ME
I would stretch out my hands,
bloodied hopes and palms up,
and offer them
to you

All you have to do
is ask
All you have to do
is mean it
All you have to do
is want it

Could you?