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I Should Win an Oscar

Look at this smile on my face, do I look sad and alone.
With no one to give me love, and no one to call my own.
Can you look into my eyes, see them filled with happiness.
Would you ever realize, my life is in such a mess.

Chorus:
I should be a movie star, 
for playing this happy guy.
While holding back all the tears,
trying so hard not to cry.
I should win a gold Oscar,
for the way I’ve lived my life.
While my heart’s in so much pain,
like it’s being cut out with a knife

You know you can’t judge a book, until you’ve read every line.
Or feel how much it hurts, to know you’ll never be mine.
Seems like an eternity, of singing these happy songs.
While trying to fool the world, into thinking nothing’s wrong.

Chorus:
Look at this smile on my face,
do I look sad and alone.
With no one to give me love,
and no one to call my own.
While holding back those tears,
trying so hard not to cry.
They should give me an Oscar,
for playing such a happy guy.

They say if I wait enough, the right one will come along.
True love will one day find me, and I’ll know where I belong

Until that happens my friend…
I’ll put on my smile again…
I’ll laugh and try to pretend…
That I have not reached the end…
They will hand me my Oscar, cause I’m such a happy guy.

Copyright © Jerry Brotherton | Year Posted 2024

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Date: 5/18/2024 7:42:00 AM

Hey Jerry, your poem beautifully encapsulates the theme of hidden pain behind a smiling facade. The use of the metaphor of a "movie star" and winning an "Oscar" for acting happy is particularly powerful, highlighting the effort the speaker puts into maintaining a cheerful exterior while concealing their true feelings of loneliness and heartbreak.
Date: 5/17/2024 9:29:00 PM

Many emotions are found here. Funny, sad, brave, I could go on. I like the chorus. It adds a lot of theater effect. (If put to song, it could be part of a musical). I like this poem a lot.
Date: 5/17/2024 5:16:00 PM

I loved the joy and humor in your poem. Made me almost laugh, but I am smiling. You should get an Oscar for creativity. Enjoy your evening, Sara
Date: 5/17/2024 4:35:00 PM

Made me laugh. Made me want to cry, and then laugh again. Good poem, you're a poet star!

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