It is just your ego smarting
On finding that you are not the centerfold.
Isn’t it funny
That it never smarted when you belittled yourself,
Or when you gave up your dreams,
Or even when you smiled and let others
walk all over you.
Wouldn’t it be better, if rather than craving
To be important to others
And being hurt when you find out that you aren’t ,
You try and understand your worth
And be important to yourself?
