#108

“Something Wrong”


Listen.  Don’t you realize that I do love you?
Listen.  Don’t you even care that my love is true?
I am one of the nicest men they’ll ever be.
I know you truly hate me, but what’s wrong with me?

Girls say that they want someone who will respect them.
Girls say that they need someone that is nice to them.
I am all of that and a lot more you can see.
If I am all of this, then what is wrong with me?

It doesn’t matter if I’m not the cutest guy.
What matters is I’m willing and I’ll always try.
You seem like a young offender, ruining me.
Why don’t you be nice to me?  What is wrong with me?

All I really need is a chance to be with you.
Just because I love you, ruining is all you do.
You will not talk to me.  You do not look at me.
You just hide from me.  What the hell is wrong with me?

You just go for the best.
You just ignore the rest.
But this, you won’t confess.
I’ve put you through the test.
I know that you want the men who equal the best.
Anyone under the best, you leave them depressed.
Everyone under your type, you make them lonely.
Since you’re this way, I now know what is wrong with me.

What is wrong with me?
I am too ugly...
 

10-30-97



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