Excuse Me For Speaking Poem by Thomas King

I said you were hot
You told me you were not
I told you that you were fine
You said it was just another line

I said that you were pretty
But you thought I was giving you pity
I said that were cute
You said that point was moot

I tried to give your beauty praise
But you're to set in your own ways
I tried to point out your loveliness
But my attempts you only dismissed

How am I to express to you
What my eyes truly see
The vision of exquisiteness
That now stands in front of me

I just merely want you to know
And the only way I know to show
My adoration and physical attraction
Is with this verbal course of action

But you turn my words around
Or just glare without a sound
Act as if I've said something offensive
And start getting all defensive

My feelings would be easier to pitch
If you didn't act like such a bitch
So excuse me for even speaking
I guess I wasn't thinking

I now know your beauty is only skin deep
Because you always seem to resent
Every time someone tries to pay you
A simple honest compliment