You Think You Know Somebody
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People often read things into a small gestureor expression on someone's face when they shoudn't. Often whatever you're thinking THEY are thinking is going on ONLY IN YOUR OWN MIND. So when you tell them they are staring they look up and say," I AM ? AT WHAT?" Or you say, "you're jealous of her." And they say, "I am? I didn't know that. Glad you told me." Or you say, "You look so wistful. This song must remind you of happier times when you were with HIIIMMMMM." And they say ,"Not really. There is no HIIMMMM. I just like this song." Give a person a break. Take things at face value once in awhile and don't read underlying messages into innocent things, words or expressions. If someone has a blank stare maybe they just happened to take a trip without leaving the room. They aren't mad at all. In short, don't try to put YOUR thoughts in someone else's head. It's like trying to wear someone else's shoes. Most often they don't fit so good.
You stir your iced tea over long,
The sugar just won't melt,
And someone thinks you're trying,
To draw attention to yourself.
You're listening to music,
Relaxing with some friends,
And someone says this song must make,
You think of some love's end.
You're concentrating on some task;
Just work, no time to brood,
But sure as shootin' someone thinks,
You're in some kind of mood.
You sit alone, relaxing,
A blank look on your face.
You're told you gave a dirty look,
And you're put in your place.
Again your mind's on something,
That requires some thought,
And someone's talking to you,
But your answer isn't caught.
You're told that you are rude and crude,
Anti-social to the max,
Though you tried to be polite,
Show patience though it lacked.
The preconceived impression,
One may have of someone else,
Was probably concocted,
In one's mind and nowhere else.
Just because one may misread,
An unconscious gesture,
Or an expression on a face,
It's all one's own conjecture.
You think you know somebody.
You think you know them well.
Where you got that impression,
No tongue on earth can tell.
Copyright © Judy Ball | Year Posted 2019
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