You 'oughta see how
good I am at pretending that I'm sane.
I practice in the mirror every day.
I study chatty questions
and most everything inane;
from the weather to the highest price of
hay.
I try to seem quite innocent,
it works almost every time;
I'm serious and studious and shy--
So when I show my colors,
(rainbow stripes, marroon, and lime)
It never fails to make my friends
surprised.
But these past few months
it seems they've taken everything in stride;
there's really no shock factor that I see...
Perhaps--a novel thought--
They've finally met what's kept inside;
perhaps they've figured out what makes
me.
Author notes
Catriona
Screen name: Aesca
I could be your loony (Sorry; I mean eccentric) relative who embarrasses you in public.
A contest entry
- Finish this Sentence by aboomer.
525 points, ended March 1, 2008, 8 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - I want an AP Family too! by XBeautiful MistakeX.
370 points, ended May 13, 2008, 6 entries
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Comments
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wow this poem was really different than most I've read..but thats what made me fall in love with it!! Great work!!! Bravo and thanks for entering!!
Melyssa
and woot i have a looney!! haha love it -
very nice intake on this finish enjoyed the read, good luck..Moons
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Love your beginning on this! I can so relate...lol...
full of good emotion. And depth - sometimes when we do practice, our friends do tend to notice who we are. Well said.
thanks for your entry.
best wishes.
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