pretending

When nobody understands me
What makes you think that you do?
You don't understand anything about me.
Do you understand the reason why I cut myself?
I cross my fingers and hope to die
That you would stop pretending like you understand me.
You don't understand my silence
So you can't understand my words.
Behind my smile is something
You will never understand.
I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think they'll understand.
So just leave me alone

Reviews

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typical youth angst... no one understands; i want to be left alone...
still the unfettered emotions and language jumpstarts from title to finish...
powerfully plain spoken poem!

[Chandler]

Pretty good. I really liked the imagery. Hopefully the future ones will be more powerful. I liked it though. I hope you too will enjoy some of my own

[Sean M. Addams]

really deep piece... lot of thought went into this piece and emotion... overall very nicely done!!