I cannot say I will be honest
Sometimes I let my words slip
I will not promise I can chase them – they get ahead of me-
Nor can I say that I am modest
At times I let my clothes drip
To the floor, and I will revel in the fact that
They are there – amongst mud and filth
I cannot say I will not bruise you
Sometimes I lose myself in now
I will not promise to elate you – not for more than a minute-
Nor can I say that I’m unscathed
There have been times, I have been burned
I am the arsonist of a fire
That you will never understand - nor care to
I cannot say I will thank you
Sometimes ego takes it out of me
I will not promise to reveal to you – the cacophony inside my heart-
Nor can I say I will not play naïve
Be warned, I’ll play my own tortured role
In act two of our little saga
That I’ve played in my head - since day one
I may say that I despise you
Sometimes fear gets the best of me
And I carry a tumor on my shoulder
Filled with cynicism and unfounded hatred
Scabbed with doubt
Bleeding with egotism
For me
For you..
I try to promise
I try to promise
I TRY TO PROMISE
That this head I carry is level, vertical, sure
BUT
I cannot promise to be honest
And I cannot promise to be sane
Author notes
I named this Disclaimer merely because it is a warning to all who want to become close to me.
A contest entry
- The Poems They Never Read (BEST KEPT SECRETS) by Chelsea Void.
525 points, ended July 5, 2007, 42 entries
Honorable mention
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Nice, especially the end, very dramatic and realistic. All anyone can do is try.
Thank you for entering the contest and I am so sorry that it took this long to judge.
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Excellently done, I think everyone can lay claim to some of the things you mention here, and others can lay claim to much more as well. Good job...Scott
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I started reading this thinking I probably wouldn’t like it enough to comment on it. I was wrong. It is great. And we can’t say you didn’t warn us.
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I loved this. I can really relate to some parts of it and i think the title suited the piece perfectly.
I like the impending "i try to promise" and how it seems to get more urgent and defiant, but obviously sometimes we cannot fulfill what we try to do. fabulous write. well done! -
we should know eachother
Nice....
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