Poetic Whispers

Don't tell me

Don't tell me I'm pretty

I'll be on the floor laughing

Have you seen my thighs

Look closer at my face

Don't tell me I'm smart

I'll crinkle my nose

Take a look at my tests

Have you seen that sixty I got

Don't tell me I'm nice

Look at all the people who hate me

I've pushed them away and stabbed them in their back

How friendly do I seem now

Don't tell me I'm so bubbly

Until you've talked to me late at night

And gotten my cynical views on life

I'm a little less of a cheery valley girl than you think

Don't tell me my family seems perfect

Until you've listened to my parents fight

Seen the looks they give me

And heard what's been said to me

Don't tell me you'd date me

Until you've seen how jealous I get

How needy and insecure I am

Sorry I need constant reassurance that you don't hate me

Don't tell me I'm perfect

Have you looked at my life

It's a scary, tangled mess

I'm pretty screwed up

Don't tell me you wish you were like me

Until you really know what I'm like

And darling, I'll trade in a heartbeat

Just be careful what you wish for