Introspection

How we see ourselves:

I am walking along

In the summer heat

Wondering how

To make all the ends meet

Hyper aware of passers-by

Afraid anyone

Will meet my eye

They are probably seeing

Some old bum

Who has tangled bed-head

And is dressed really poor

They probably scoff as they pass

Wondering why I would go out

Looking like that

They judge me right on the spot

As if clothes make up

What we are and we're not

How others see us:

Look at the beautiful girl walking by

She has it all

And she won't meet my eye

Because she knows what a loser I am

Look at that confidence

The way she holds herself

I wish for once I felt

Like I had it all

But now I am late for work

Because I wish it was my day off

Like her

That I could walk along in the sun

With a bottle of Coke and sunglasses on

But instead I am trying to make ends meet

Look at her having fun

Beating the heat

I bet she didn't even notice me