The Great Pretender

Through your peripheral did you notice

my struggles maintaining focus

on any distraction I could find

when your attention was not mine?

See I could watch you in them jeans

move to The Blues swaying that thang

to those bass grooves and guitar twangs           

like you were food feeding my soul…

Yet, I tried to mask the loss of my control

over my feelings

and hide my stolen glances at your thighs.

Was I caught stealing?

I’m sure the other matrons

have suspicions; I can’t give them

confirmation

like that somehow makes a difference.

Still, I played my position

while I harbored wayward thoughts.

Yes, discretion was my mission

yet, I wonder if you caught

me wanting you like I was 21 again.

I can’t act grown with you around

So I pretend as if I am…

-HymnAgen

“…Too real is this feeling of make believe.
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal         
Ooh Ooh yes, I'm the great pretender.”

- The Platters