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Sunday, April 5, 2009

I TRY AND I TRY

I KEEP SHOUTING LOUDLY
BUT I CAN NOT PREVAIL
SHE DOES NOT HEAR OR FEEL ME
THUS I CONTINUE TO FAIL

I TRY SO HARD TO SHOW HER MY SOUL
MY MIND KEEPS TELLING ME
THAT THIS SHOULD BE LIKE GOLD
PERHAPS I'VE TRIED TOO HARD
PERHAPS I'VE BEEN TOO BOLD
BUT I WAS BORN A ROMANTIC
OR SO I'VE BEEN TOLD

ALL MY MESSAGES HAVE BEEN CLOUDED
I CAN'T MAKE THEM CLEAR
I'VE TRIED WITH ALL MY MIGHT
TO SHOW HER THAT I AM SINCERE
HOWEVER, THEY REMAIN TO FALL ON A DEAF EAR

HOW CAN SHE NOT SEE THAT I AM SPECIAL
HOW CAN SHE RESIST MY CHARM
THAT'S WHAT MY EGO KEEPS TELLING ME
BUT I THINK THAT ONLY DOES ME MORE HARM

PERHAPS IF I'D LISTEN MORE CLOSELY
THEN THERE WOULD BE NO SURPRISE
THIS SHALL BE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
FROM IT, I WILL BECOME MORE WISE

I MAY CHOOSE HER
BUT THAT DOESN'T GUARANTEE A REPLY
SOMETIMES BEING GOOD IS NOT ENOUGH
NO MATTER HOW HARD
I TRY AND I TRY

Poet: Shawnellias Burgess

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