By kevin urenda, kluless70@hotmail.com
Date: 28 October 1999
just ugly
just ugly
I know it is hard for you
to take my love seriously
as I blow every emotion
out of its proper proportion
try as I might to cling
to the ephemeral good
I find myself shooting holes
in every argument
that pretends to represent
what is good within me
I am so used to hearing
about what is bad within me
because that is the story
I stick with
Balance in my heart is this:
The good is what I share with others
it must come from somewhere inside
The bad is what I internalize
the dark secrets that I try to keep hidden away
The ugly is who I see in the mirror
for what is internalized is never released
10.14.99
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