When You Smile

You've got ten fingers

on two hands

and

a pair of 

ben franklin's

to know

that you're only

dim

deaf 

dumb

and blind.

What are you gonna do...

Jack of All Trades?

Master at None?

On Christmas morning

did you ever

see the faces

so excited,

waking up 

and 

programmed

just to know

that

you are not

invited?

Dummy, can you

hear me?

No.

I try to sit

and talk with you

but you 

haven't heard me

anymore.

It's alright (again)

it really didn't mean

a thing.

A new bullet

has got

my name

on it.

Walk away wounded

with

the prize;

shaking

and delivered,

hit by a truck,

and

smarting.