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This is not me

You show me your world,

catchy pop rhythms,

smiles and childish laughter;

I long for something more,

something different,

something that cannot be described

in words or song.

I know from the beginning

that this cannot be.

 

I show you my world;

you catch a glimpse through

the twilight gloom,

amongst distant thunderheads.

You can see, in the distance,

a vast, colorless landscape.

Mountains that disappear into the heavens,

endless plains outstretched into oblivion;

this is my world, you see?

This is me.

 

Your sweetness can be topped,

somewhat, with a cherry;

an ice cream sundae dripping with

warm fudge and decadent condiments.

But this is not me, you see?

This cannot be.

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joseph-emminger
English
Published
May 9, 2010
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