ME - by Patrick McKinney

Me

Let the show begin

From which script should I read

What role do I play, what words should I say

Do you want to laugh, I will call up the jester

How about a song, I’ll beckon the player

I’m just a puppet, never the master

If you came to see tears

I’m sorry, that show’s been cancelled

No one came to watch, the set was dismantled

Don’t worry, your ticket only buys a glimpse

You’ll only see what you want, I am certain

Nobody looks behind the curtain

Do you know who I am

Have you taken time to listen

Did you notice lines from my song are missing

Have you taken time to see

A façade in the mirror reflected

As you approach, I put on the face most expected

Don’t get too close or you’ll be disappointed

Yes, I’m sure, pardon my insistence

Props only look real from a distance

Every show is a lie after all

A lie we want to believe

Looking away from the magician’s sleeve

Fool’s gold is still gold that glistens

Until we learn real gold it is not

Then dreams of riches are soon forgot

Do you now know who I am

Did you taken time to listen

Did you find the lines of my song that are missing

Have you taken time to see

A façade in the mirror reflected

I put on the face you most expected

I don’t know who I am

So while I look for me

I will try to be who you need me to be

—Love,

Me