Good Qualities Gone Bad

[piñata]

This is only like the second poem I ever wrote, so if it blows then that's why.

It's about how sometimes when people say nice things about you the qualities they mention can have a negative impact too.

Those of you who were on EM last October have already seen it.

I look into the mirror
But don't recognize my face
The outside looks the same
But something inside's out of place

People talk about me all the time
They say some nice things too
Like how I'm kind and giving
I guess it might be true

They say that I'm a funny guy
I really make them laugh
But when I need it most of all
Where's my sense of humor at?

They say that I am very smart
That I have a way with words
But a clever turn of phrase or two
Only proves that I'm a nerd

They say that I am honest
That I tell it like it is
But when I say what's on my mind
Everybody just gets pissed

They say that I am always there
To offer kind words or advice
But right now in my tortured hell
I don't feel like being nice

They say I'm too emotional
I wear my heart upon my sleeve
But it got knocked off the other day
Or perhaps just had to leave

I could never keep the people
Most important to me near
I alienate the special ones
The ones I hold most dear

I don't know why I'm writing this
Nobody really cares
I suppose it's just a warning
Of me, you'd best beware.

[Ape]

Heh, yea, i remember this poem

But last October? That menas i was at eM last October...wow, i havn't been gone as long as i thought

[Aiden]

lol, I like this one. it makes a lot of sense, and relates with real life