Quit complimenting me then!

It's not that I despise those compliments.

The compliment "You look so pretty" amidst a memorial service failed to shake my very acceptance and power of acknowledgement.

                I stood there numb,finding it difficult to digest the compliment directed to me , 15 secs ago.

I look pretty?

               I have always been so pretty.

The fact that you closed your dust-filled eyes, does not account in any way, a fault on my part

Or,may be you always acknowledged my beauty but gulped it down deep....

 Like those tiny bits and pieces,starting from food pipe,leading all the way through oesophagus and finally landing up in your plump tummy.

I don't mind commendations from anyone.

Secretly,I am in love with those tiny chips of tribute waving their hands at me,

Inviting themselves to be kissed by the lips of my hard-core gratitude.

 But,everything seems to be coarse and forced

I have been hurt and left sore.

                  Those words pierced me through and through.

Cutting harder than a 20 bucks knife could.

             You are trying to breathe me back to life.

So if I quit responding to your compliments and remain numb,

 "Remember to move on with that sac of accolades"

Author's Note

thanks for reading

Reviews

[Daydreamer]

"You are so pretty" might seem cliche but perhaps some aren't as in tuned with their gifts of self expression, As artists this is not something we want to hear...no we want to hear how we moved you.. how or if our words touched undiscovered places within the depths of your existence... Thank you for sharing your artistry.. your words have achieved just that...

[fattycbreezy52]

You echo my thoughts. Thank you so much:)

[Tom McRoberts]

Amazing use of setting in the opening stanza, immediately you had me questioning the sincerity of the compliment. So when, later in the poem, you met me there on that line of thinking it was all the more satisfying.
Don't think too poorly of the emotionally detached though, Fatty. We're given so little direction when we're brought into this world that we're bound to make missteps.

[fattycbreezy52]

yes,It is true.I am trying to make myself surrounded by an ambience of sincere people giving serious compliments.How far now----i don't have any clue!

[~]

Oh my dear, i can totally identify with this. There are always people that try hard to impress, and they think that the rest of the world dances to the same tune. But I also do think, that there are those that are sincere on their compliments. May your life be surrounded by people that truly care for you :D

[fattycbreezy52]

Hahahaha. .Yes! ! thanks for the review moon.
and yes hope to get more of these serious compliments and people in future:)

[Misery]

Insincere accolades are as cheap and cheesy as pick up lines in a night club.
Genuine appreciation of the way a person looks creates a nice feeling.
Disingenuous lip service is just an insult to a person's intelligence and perception.
I am glad you expressed these words, dear fatty. It's always best to be real.

[fattycbreezy52]

And it's always best to get healthy motivating review from you Kevin. Thankies:)