Pay attention

Little_MysteryAngry

As soon as I pretend, Pentend to be happy when you're near. You pay attention. As soon as i call someone a name, someone who isn't you. You pay attention. I guess i should turn into, into a happy bitch, then maybe you'll pay attention. But theres no way i'm chaging just for you.

Little_Mystery

SourceLicence:CC BY

Mood:: Angry
Topics:: smile, name, attention

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The speaker feels caught between wanting to be noticed and refusing to be someone else to get it. The poem's pattern is simple: when the speaker pretends to be happy around "you," that person pays attention. When the speaker insults someone else, that person pays attention again.

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