The Actress

A poem. Enjoy!

I am an actress
I play a part
The only thing real
Is what’s in my heart
The part that I play
Is not really me
But I’ve been playing so long
I don’t know who I would be
If I never started playing
So long ago
And if my heart were never broken
From all of the sorrow
You put the pieces of my heart
Back together again
I wanted to be yours
You wanted to be friends
After putting back the pieces
You tore them up again
Now my fragile broken heart
Feels like it will never mend
If I was
And ever could be
Not the actress off stage
But me
Would you feel anything?
Would you feel differently?
But no it’s too late
The damage is done
The movie is finished
The awards are all won
And I am the actress
Whose name was never called
I didn’t act well enough
I let the empty show
I didn’t win the Oscar
And I’m the only one who knows
I wasn’t even in the running
I wasn’t acting very well