By the guppy
Date: 31 January 2000

who, me?

abrasion from an insult
i'm impressed
never would have guessed that accusation of petty theft
would have left me with a smirk
i'm not sure you even caught on to what you just implied
i'm smiling because your definition of me is thief
which must mean you're kinda nervous
and your definition of you must be petty
which would account for why pretty is your favorite self-description
and i'm not denying that
i kinda feel like i got off easy
unnoticed
i was really aiming more along the lines of grand theft
where hearts are involved, it's more than petty
my goal wasn't to catch a fix of female for the evening
i know, you've heard it all
lines, lies, excuses for them
and somebody in your past was probably above all of that
you might carry some regrets for not seeing it then
and i guarantee that the words "what was i thinking?" have fallen from your lips
they have from mine too
i'm a lot like you
and both of us are a lot like everyone else
you don't need to hear things you already know
or maybe you do
maybe we all do
i'm just going to lay some honest compliments on you
try my best not to live up to your label
try to make you feel a little better than petty
a little more than pretty
make you laugh
keep you laughing
and leave
whether or not you want me to
i'm not going to steal your heart
i'm not going to steal your belief
i'm going to give you part of mine
and hope for the best
next time we meet