Plain Jane Has Much To Gain
Here we go again today.
You are friendly in every way.
You are sliding right up to me.
Is there something I can’t see?
Why would you be interested in me?
I am as common as can be.
Boys normally look the other way.
Do you think I want to play?
Sorry buddy, I’m not that kind.
I have other things on my mind.
I don’t play those nasty games.
Do you think that I’m insane?
You say no. You’re not after that.
Then, just tell me where it’s at.
What is it you see in me?
I’m no catch, as you can see.
You say to look further down the line.
You say I have a beautiful mind.
I’m smart enough to see the truth.
You are not trying to be uncouth.
You want someone to cuddle to.
Someone who will appreciate you.
Someone who will always be true.
You say I can see that person is you.
You have been snubbed by girls
Despite their beauty and their curls.
You hope I will not be the same.
You don’t care that I am plain.
No, you don’t think I am desperate.
You hope I won’t tell you to rest it.
You say: “I’d like to make it with you.”
I think: ‘I’m the one he’s talking to.’
I must admit,—- I am befuddled.
Just the thought: ‘you want to cuddle.’
This has never happened to me.
I’ll give in a little and we will see.
———————-R. W. Johnson—–(2015)