Thank me, then turn away as I
Break in the middle and lose
My ability to move, as though
I just gave myself up to you,
Leaving an empty shell.

All I ever do is invite people
To destroy me by breaking
My own rules, forgetting
Why I made them in the first place.

So don't worry: I won't be
Blaming you for the way I felt,
Though you won't remember me,
So there's no need for me to
Actually tell you that.

I, on the other hand, am stuck
With this memory, to
Remind me of how stupid
I can be in so many different ways,
In the hope that I will
Eventually stop repeating
These mistakes I insist on
Making at every opportunity.

At least I am trying to be
Better at life, even though
Some are convinced I cannot
Change my ways.

I was never convinced that
What I was doing was
Any different from what
Others do. Perhaps it was
Just that I was expected
To somehow be "better"
Than the rest of humanity.

Sorry if I disappointed you,
But I am only human.

08/24/2003

Posted on 08/25/2003
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