You Don'T Know Me

What makes you think 
you really know me?
When all you see
 is a picture of me.

A comment made,
a feeling shared.
What makes you think
you have truly known
what I am like?

When you don’t know 
the reasons,
you don’t know the fears.
You have never 
witnessed my tears.

What makes you think 
you can understand?
When you tell me 
you know how I feel,
when in fact you think
 you have an idea
of what I am thinking,
what I am feeling
 or whether I even cared.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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August 16, 2014 at 3:23 PM
No one knows us better than ourselves. I like this one as well. I don't know you, but all I know is I am liking your work. Keep it up! Always, Laura
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