Everybody's Fool
I am visible to the world but I am unseen
I am living but I appear dead
I am always smiling but I am sad within
I hold my head high but I am in pain
I am useful to have around but I am never thanked
I make sincere efforts but the results seem insignificant
I am decent to a fault, but my actions are deemed vulgar
I am sensitive but my emotions are trod on
I walk the extra mile to see just a smile
But my intentions are always proven wrong
My heart breaks often and tears flow down
But they just get washed down by the rain
I don't learn my lesson and I still don’t know my place
In the lives of people around and the ones I love
I continue to lay around waiting for a nod of appreciation
But I am doomed to a life of ignominy
Copyright © Manoj Kumar | Year Posted 2015
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