No One Ever Knew
No one ever said
I love the way you are
I never got the letters
I wanted to be sent
And no one ever knew
About the desperate notes
on my mirror
And never knew
when I pretended that
I didn't write them
And the secret presents
never came
no matter how long
I stood
waiting
And the letters
I so desperately wanted
to come
I wonder
if I'm just making it up
Did anyone notice?
That the letters had disappeared
And the time will come when
with elation
I will greet that person
in the mirror
as they arrive
And say thank you
for saying
I love the way you are
is that really what you said
in your letters?
And no one ever knew
That I would sit at my mirror
and read those words
crying.
And comforting me
would be those faded letters
that never came
and those notes
signed with my name.
And I would cry
and say thank you.
For letting me think
that one day someone would
send me those letters.
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