Self Portrait
Self Portrait
If my picture hung on the wall
I’d wonder what you’d see
Would the brush lines show?
A truer side of me
Would the winkles in my face?
Give away my age
Or the slightest hint of gray?
Show up on the page
Would the fire that burns inside?
Show up through my eyes
Or would my smile give away?
The passion that simply hides
Would the frame box me in?
Controlling what you see
Would I be represented?
The way I’d wanted to be
Would you hang me in the light?
To show off all my flaws
Or hang me in a darken room?
To brighten up the walls
Either way, I don’t care
For I don’t plan to see
For no picture could contain
The real side of me
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