So Obvious You Seek Attention
no one listens to me when I talk
so I write poems and sing songs
I "want attention" when I talk
hear it, read it, I'm long gone
never around people that talk
busy avoiding their attention
when not present people talk
absent yet centre of attention
I sense annoyance as they talk
definitely some tension
could it be they talk of me when I am not present
become more and more annoyed I am centre of attention
then around me sit disgruntled envious and silent
until I leave and it's me they choose to mention
they think I'm stealing their limelight and receiving praise,
and that I'm not entitled as it should go their way
but I'm not hearing anything, just another day,
out for the attention from my Facebook Tribute page
I shouldn't be doing it, they should be, okay,
my idea and without me wouldn't exist anyway,
still I hand over control and I get out the way,
anger turns to silence, "what do I do?" they say.
They wanted to run the page but don't know what to do,
only thinking about attention that shouldn't go to you,
angry, envious, nasty and rude
granted their wish sitting completely confused
*TRUE STORY
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