Fall Back! (oldie but goodie)

I never claimed to be a reflection of perfection

So please don’t set out on a mission

To find fault with me

Don’t find reasons to discredit me

Edit my words and actions

To what you perceive them to be

Blame me when you find yourself

Falling too fast too soon

Singing that same tune bout

How the roles seem reversed

And in this relationship

I’m the one playing the dude

Assume not that all happenings

Are a direct result of my past experiences

I bounce back fast!

Believe me this

House of cards is not made of stone

There’s no super glue holding this structure together

Don’t get me wrong

I’m not light as a feather but

I go through ups and downs

I tear, bend, break, and crack

And at the end of the day

I stand on my own two feet

And put it all back

This wasn’t a misdeal or a gotcha gotcha

I laid it out straight for you

You were well informed

I dealt you the plain truth

I’ve been the only face card

In this deck for longer than I can recall

So yes, on occasion you will hit a brick wall

But even the highest and mightiest

Have been known to fall

I just choose to do it discretely

For only my eyes to see

So don’t be deceived by your

Notions that I am affected by nothing

That I feel nothing

Don’t poke and prod to generate a reaction

And pass judgment when it isn’t even a fraction

Of what you expected it to be

Don’t try to force me out

Of my comfort zone

Fill your mind with doubt

Constantly comparing your feelings to mine

I move at my own pace

I’m the winner of my own race

They say slow and steady always wins

And the prize is my heart

But if you aren’t ready to receive it

Fall back!

Let someone else take the lead