By Ali
Date: 2005 May 26
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Maybe I Believed

I thought that maybe--
Maybe I could be someone else,
Just for a day,
Just for a night,
Just to be with you.
It was an intriguing possibility--
That I could act my way into your heart,
Wear the right dress,
Say the right words,
And show you
Another side of my soul--
That's all acting is, really,
Pieces once unseen
Brought to light,
Brought to fruition,
Brought to reason.
I thought that maybe
I was beautiful,
And maybe I believed,
But I could not make believe.
If my smile is to charm you,
If you are to love my laugh,
If I am to disarm you,
My mood enchant
And alarm you--
Then I must not have any false faces
To recant.