The Man You See Poem by james d nall,jr

I'm not the man you think you see
he's the one I can never be
you have such high expectations
thinking only in terms of relations

whom am I you ask me?
I'm exactly the man that you want me to be
Yes its me, acting out your script
trying to succeed without one slip

being myself is what I really want
but doing that, is a different jaunt
don't say this, don't do that
you tell me to pull another rabbit from my hat

Why can't you understand, I only want to be me
even though its not the man you want to see
so many times I want to just explode
flushing your fantasies down the commode

Today its all coming to a head
I look forward to it with dread
but what you don't see is coming out
this'll ruin your fantasy without a doubt

but finally I'll be really free
to do all the things that define me
the world will be a better place
when I discard your made-up-for-me face