Self Deprecation

Don't mind my graying hair

my bulgy neck

or my skinny arms

Ignore my lack of style

my twenty dollar shoes

my five year old favorite shirt

or the silver I own but never wear

Forgive my arrogant shyness

my hard to follow comments

about life and philosophy

my regurgitated knowledge

of television and movies

and my unrealistic and awkward

version of romance

Have a pair of earplugs

to quiet the turmoil

riding my train of thought

Tighten the harness of practicality

before jumping from the height of my success

And tell me you love me

for who I really am