I am trying
But I don’t know how to be
What you want
Or need
How can I be
Smart enough
Or pretty enough
Or funny enough for you?
How can I make you smile
That smile that I adore
That takes my breath away
That helps me forget all the bad
And revel in all the good?
How can I make you feel
What I feel when I look
Into your eyes
Eyes that see through the facade
Right down to my very core
Eyes that see me
The me that I try so hard to keep hidden
The me that you know so well
The hurt
The pain
The emotion
You can see it all
While simultaneously
Seeing nothing at all
You know me so well
But at the same time
Don’t know me at all
For if you did
You’d know
That all I want
All I need
Is for you to feel for me
What I’ve felt since the very beginning