Who knew?
A girl like me.
Someone like you.
And who'd've thought?
With eyes that sparkle
And dimples like mine
With earth-shattering laughter
And nothing to hide
You never knew
How could you?
Even now
No one
Even now
Open books
Open-faced
Open eyes
Open lies
Open like a 7-11 at midnight
Open means "Come on in"
It's an invitation
An open invitation
Me, I'm like a walk-in closet
Telling everyone I meet,
Begging, really:
"Come on in
Hang up your coat
Kick off your shoes
Peruse
the selection
And stay awhile"
Know me
Legitimize me
Solidify me
Stabalize and emmulsify
Submerge me in the depths of your understanding
Wrap me in the folds of the fabric of your affection
Spoon feed me the morsels of your limitless compassion
Know me
Love me
You never knew
How could you?
Even now
No one knows
Even now
No one loves
Even with eyes that sparkle and shine
And dimples like mine
Even with laughter,
Or self-deprecation
Even with
Nothing
To hide
You don't know me
You think you do
But you don't
Why would you hate me?
If you knew?
If you knew the salt of my tears?
Or the pain in my wrist
This carpal tunnel poetry binge
This dire need for self-expression
If you knew,
Why would you laugh at me?
If you knew how long
It takes to put on the make-up
And feel proud of this face
Why would you slander
That small ounce of pride?
Why?
But you never knew
How could you?
Even now
No one
Even now
No one
A girl like me.
Someone like you.
And who'd've thought?
With eyes that sparkle
And dimples like mine
With earth-shattering laughter
And nothing to hide
You never knew
How could you?
Even now
No one
Even now
Open books
Open-faced
Open eyes
Open lies
Open like a 7-11 at midnight
Open means "Come on in"
It's an invitation
An open invitation
Me, I'm like a walk-in closet
Telling everyone I meet,
Begging, really:
"Come on in
Hang up your coat
Kick off your shoes
Peruse
the selection
And stay awhile"
Know me
Legitimize me
Solidify me
Stabalize and emmulsify
Submerge me in the depths of your understanding
Wrap me in the folds of the fabric of your affection
Spoon feed me the morsels of your limitless compassion
Know me
Love me
You never knew
How could you?
Even now
No one knows
Even now
No one loves
Even with eyes that sparkle and shine
And dimples like mine
Even with laughter,
Or self-deprecation
Even with
Nothing
To hide
You don't know me
You think you do
But you don't
Why would you hate me?
If you knew?
If you knew the salt of my tears?
Or the pain in my wrist
This carpal tunnel poetry binge
This dire need for self-expression
If you knew,
Why would you laugh at me?
If you knew how long
It takes to put on the make-up
And feel proud of this face
Why would you slander
That small ounce of pride?
Why?
But you never knew
How could you?
Even now
No one
Even now
No one
©2010 ~strawberry-goodness
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