I still hear their laughter
It echo's in my mind
Just a piece of yesterday
I wish I'd left behind
I've always been their fool
They'll always be my pain
And these feelings from my past
Are driving me insane
If I hide my face to cry
I live on sympathy
And if I stand up strong
There's foolish pride in me
Whenever I forget them
They claim I am unkind
But if I try to please them
The more fault they find
If I try to be myself
There's something that I lack
And if I act like someone else
They laugh behind my back
I'll never be accepted
I've been a fool to try
They've laughed since I was born
They'll laugh until I die
©S. Austin Vincoski
