Starving Poetess Society page 8
I just want to shake your faith a little.
I never deserved all the praise.
It could easily be
bestowed on another,
and I think I would be happier for it.
I don't need this...
Am I too humble?
Maybe so, but I like to keep it that way.
Lower expectations means
I don't have to try quite so hard.
So just stop believing in me for a moment.
I just want to shake your faith a little.
I just want this to be trash.
If I can fuck this up bad enough,
will that be the end
of my golden streak?
Will that shake things up a bit,
ruin my reputation,
and destroy what little credibility
I might have had?
Probably not...
but nonetheless, it's worth a try.
So here goes, my first attempt.
I just want to shake your faith a little.
But I don't want to lose.
For all that I've said here,
I don't want to lose face.
It's a little sickness I have,
where I have to be liked by everyone
even if I don't deserve it,
even if deep down,
I don't even want it.
So if you stop believing in me,
even if it's by my own request,
don't be surprised if I get a little bitter.
But all the same...
I just want to shake your faith a little.
I just want to shake your faith a little.
I just want to break your heart a little.
I just want to make you think a little.
About why I'm not worth the trouble.
Zoe
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