Attention

My heart aches for the attention she receives
She doesn’t deserve it and everyone agrees

She knows no truth, she tells only lies
Yet she is some kind of princess in his eyes

Attractive to him, no matter her action
I can’t provide, that satisfaction

I’m not pretty as I’ve known for years
My looks have always, caused me tears

My heart is so big and I always try to be there
I always let him know, just how much I care

It’s not enough to love him or hold him when he’s sad
It’s not enough to be there, to understand that he is mad

If I could only be beautiful in his eyes
If only it meant more, that I don’t tell lies

He is the one, that’s what my heart believes
Yet my heart still aches for the attention she receives.


Copyright ©2008 Bridget Lynn Gentry