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What Do You See

What do you see When you are looking at me? When your flashing eye Reflects the sky Like the sea. A young man having fun And everyone in turn Loving him like cream? Or an old man who after you see you would run And everyone in turn Hating him and the sun Getting dim when it sees him? Is that what you see? What do you see When you are looking at me? A troublesome boy Who is in people’s mouths Where ever he goes? Maybe a drunken guy Coming at night And knocking on doors And talking while he snows? Is that what you see? Then you are wrong for sure. For I am a broken hearted person Trying to fight for freedom like Mandela Nelson Getting all the pieces of my broken heart To make sure that they are well sown And one day you shall understand That what you saw was not what it was. It will really be the time After you realize that you were wrong When your mouths will get rid of that nasty song.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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