all my life i've been preparing faces to meet the faces that i've met
friends family the man who delivers newspapers at our doorstep each morning
i've laughed at their silly jokes as they tossed their heads from side to side in naive stupidity and their sheer ignorance a pompous lot, the human race i tell you
i've acknowledged their staunch morals and tried to make them my own as they scorned at the girl in a skimpy dress and chewed on mutton bones gluttonously
all my life, i've been trying hard to blend in with people who've shown me that i don't belong with them
and tonight when i shed gallons of tears i have only my bed and pillow to share i've learnt that my sadness is my very own