The Paintbrush (EVERYBODY MUST READ THIS) A poem/quote of some sort...

[StinkyGreen4me]

Who I (Really) Am

Every artist dips their brush into their own soul, and paints their own nature into their picture-as he doesin living their life.
-Henry Ward Beecher

The Paintbrush

I keep my paint brush with me
Wherever I may go,
In case I need to cover up
So the real me doesn't show.

I'm so afraid to show you me,
Afraid of what you'll do - that
You might laugh or say mean things.
I'm afraid I might lose you.

I'd like to remove all my paint coats
To show you the real, true me,
But I want you to try and understand,
I need you to accept what you see.

So if you'll be patient and close your eyes,
I'll strip off all my coats real slow.
Please understand how much it hurts
To let the real me show.

Now my coats are all stripped off.
I feel naked, bare and cold,
And if you still love me with all that you see,
You are my friend, pure as gold.

I need to save my paint brush, though,
And hold it in my hand,
I want to keep it handy
In case someone doesn't understand.

So please protect me, my dear friend
And thanks for loving me true,
But please let me keep my paint brush with me
Until I love me, too.


(Author is either Bettie B. Youngs or David, Wizard of Oz)

[ChiefCowpie]

wow!!!!!!!!!!! i am changed...i will never be the same ever again

[Purple_Rhapsody]

Umm.. I don't know what to say about this. It seems that many many people feel this way. I know at a point in time everyone has! The poem it's self sucks major, but I do agree with the point it's trying to prove! Eeeh... yea!

[Nalencer]

while i dont think its gonna win any awards, id didnt think the poem was bad.

anyway, as for the message i agree totally.