A PICTURE

IF I WAS TO PAINT A PICTURE,
I'D SPEND TOO LONG ON THE COLOUR,
AS I'D FEAR I'D GET IT WRONG

IF I WAS TO DRAW SOMETHING,
I'D RUB IT  OUT SO MANY TIMES, ALL THAT WOULD BE IS A SMUDGE

YOU'D HAVE THIS LOOK IN YOUR EYE AS I STRUGGLED TO HOLD UP THE STAND FOR THE BOARD....
YOU'D STARE RIGHT THROUGH ME, MAKING ME WISH I WOULD DIE...
YOU'D NOT LAUGH AT MY JOKES, OR SMILE WHEN I  FELT HAPPY,


YOU'D ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS WHEN I WANTED TO REST...
YOU'D ASSUME I WAS ANGRY OR DOWN...
WHEN IN FACT ALL I WANT IS A MOMENT...


I'D BE SCREAMING SO LOUD, BUT YOU'D NOT EVEN FLINCH AND EVENTUALLY I'D GIVE UP.....................
LOSE MY VOICE, MY POINT, MY THOUGHTS, MY PICTURE.


IF I WAS TO PAINT A PICTURE,
I'D FEAR ALL TOO MUCH THAT WHATEVER I DRAW..... YOU'D DESPISE......
SO LET'S LET THAT IDEA FLOAT AWAY..................
AND WE'LL SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER DAY.