When first you let your beauty go,
I saw a heart deep below
Layers of peanut butter
With brown sugar
When next you let your beauty go,
I saw a heart deep below
Layers of insecurity
And cruel words.
When then you let your spirit shine,
I saw the insecurity was mine,
Layered in confines
Of false confidence
When then you let your love show,
I saw my heart was shallow
Seeking external beauty
Missing your heart
When at last you shared your mind,
I knew then I was unkind
Demanding only the fine
Expecting swine.
Yet my presence you demand,
To satisfy your base command,
Do I stay and smile and nod?
Do I walk, and cry unshod?
Aug 1, 2011
Aug 1, 2011 at 7:19 PM UTC
When first you let your beauty go,
I saw a heart deep below
Layers of peanut butter
With brown sugar
When next you let your beauty go,
I saw a heart deep below
Layers of insecurity
And cruel words.
When then you let your spirit shine,
I saw the insecurity was mine,
Layered in confines
Of false confidence
When then you let your love show,
I saw my heart was shallow
Seeking external beauty
Missing your heart
When at last you shared your mind,
I knew then I was unkind
Demanding only the fine
Expecting swine.
Yet my presence you demand,
To satisfy your base command,
Do I stay and smile and nod?
Do I walk, and cry unshod?
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