The Rest of the World Knows

 

Every time I look into your eyes

I still see something there,

That hint of something more.

But when others look

All they see is the dullness seeping over me,

Trapping me in your web of deceit.

 

Every time I see your smile,

I remember your hungry kisses -

That taste you left on my mouth.

When others see that smile

They see the conniving, twisted words

That your mouth holds.

 

Every time you brush past me

And I feel the touch of your skin against mine,

I get this thrill, this passionate feeling inside.

But when others see you brush on by

They see you brushing me off,

Like dust on your pants that you want to get rid of.

 

Every time I think back to all the signs

That all the others saw, but I refused to see,

I realise that I never wanted to believe anything bad about you.

You were perfect to me, but the others didn’t agree.

While I was happily dreaming about you,

The rest of the world knew the truth…

 

Copyright©JosieWentzel06September2007

 

Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

What a simply brilliant piece, vividly converying the perspectives one sees and the world those around them view (is it our blindness or our clearer sight?)... Perfect balance between love and deception, hope and hopelessness, dreams and nightmares... Strikes the chord of the proverb: Love is blind... So well done!

Craig

[ANUJ]

nice ....loved it ..

[Enigma]

Fantastic!! Simply Awesome!!
I love the last tow lines
"While I was happily dreaming about you
The rest of the world knew the truth."