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It Shouldn't Matter

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Published: Dec 15, 2012

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Literature Text

“Show us your face” they demand
But why should I?
It’s my face, my life isn’t it?
It’s not “hiding” my reasons are my own
And that should be enough
Right?

He’s a relaxing voice
A faceless man
With a clever sense of humor
He’s a beautiful person
And that’s enough

The cruelty drags me down
I’m tired of seeing it
I’m tired of the scrutiny
I want to be a cartoon character
Stop looking at me

Why are they so determined to know?
It isn’t important
He should be judged on his own merits
A face shouldn’t matter
He is beautiful anyways

So this is about Cry, he's been kinda down lately and I feel bad about it. So the first and third verses are from his perspective and the second and fourth are from the perspective of the viewers who love him. I decided to kind of address the issue that a lot of people are going on about, which is the idea of what he looks like. More and more people are pushing it and trying to find out, and to be honest it kind of confuses me. Personally I don't care what he looks like he's an incredible person and it shouldn't matter. But that's just me.

I got the idea from another poem about Cry called "No Looking", it's really good. Here's a link if you want to take a look. [link]

Ciao!