'Tell Me What I Want To Hear' Poem by Linda Winchell

Just tell me what I want to hear,
not what I really need to know,
Just stroke my ego for me please,
not to fast now take it real slow!

I don't want to hear the truth from you,
even though you say I ought to know,
But I can't handle what the truth has to bring,
So I'd really rather just not know.

Fill me up with all mindless matter of things
that's about all I seem these days to comprehend,
I don't want to hear the truth your words might bring,
On that platform from which you stand!

I have my own set of rules,
I made them up all by myself!
And when I need one to fit the bill,
I go and take one down off my egotistic shelf!

So please tell me what I want to hear,
keep that other stuff to yourself,
But be there when I need you please,
that I might just talk a little more about myself.