Illusion In Your Head
Illusion In Your Head
Do I? Do I really matter to you?
Am I really that important,
Because right now I don’t feel like I do
Feels a little more like you’re blindly self-righteous or even a little arrogant
You said I’m special, called me different from the rest
But I am really not that different
Definitely not the illusion in your head
Some reflection of imaginary bewitchment
The more I find myself the less I have to lose
I believe, though, in a special kind of love
It’s there, there for us to choose
And it takes a tremendous amount of trust
To believe a relationship is strong enough
Choosing anything else would simply be unjust
So I bare my heart and I share my soul
Believing that my feelings and my needs matter to you too
To be critical, demeaning, accusing, or demanding is never my goal
After all, if necessary, I want the same from you
Who said that sorting the chaff from the grain
Would always be an easy task
Or that it would happen free of pain?
It is, however, how a friendship lasts
You may feel I’ve done you wrong
But there’s nothing now I can do about that
So here I am with my light of friendship on
Maybe someday you will find your way back
- The Cheating of the Heart - September 12, 2017
- Your Presence - August 24, 2017
- Father, Who Am I? - August 16, 2017
Trust and honesty is paramount in the undertaking of any relationship, and most people can’t even be honest with themselves. So, no wonder relationship can be fleeting, and love a concept misunderstood by many. We are who we are, and if that’s not good enough for some people, then they are not worthy of our love. Nice work.
Lessons learned over and over throughout life, I’m afraid. But all we can be is who we are. Thank you.
One must be honest with Self so they can extend honesty to others. Trust and honesty is necessary for any relationship to grow and remain true. Well written verse, Shannon.
Thanks, Phyllis. I believe in honesty. Trust is the key to being honest, though, in every sense. Without fear of losing those we love.