Another from my 1968 Notebook…
Shall I?
Shall I open my mind and let you see
deep inside my heart - the real me?
Shall I let you wander through the avenues,
float on the waves of solitude?
Shall I let you sample my inner fears,
find out all the reasons for my lonely tears?
Shall I let you see the feelings I surpress,
life affection and love, hate and sadness?
Shall I give away my independence,
my loneliness and oneness?
Shall I be the same as everyone else?
Should I show what feelings I've really felt?
Shall I tell all my secrets to you?
No - there's no telling what harm you'd do
if you laughed.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 1972
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