Once. Twice. 
Three times. 
You mislead me. 
Give me false promises. 	
			           I HAVE TALENT.
 Yeah. Lots of it, and
I'm capable too. 
The best of the best. 
Hardworking, strong, 
			               AND I HAVE TALENT.
I shine like a star, 
The brightest
You've ever seen. 

And I'm given 
Second place. 
My glory given to someone
Probably less deserving than I. 
AND I HAVE TALENT. 
But I am strong, 
And hardworking.
I can cope, and not
Be disappointed.
And I smile
And wave it away. 
It's all right. 
I'm strong, 
		                   AND I HAVE TALENT. 
Sometimes, 
I think you humor me. 
Your compliments
Prove false. 
I was never any
Of the things 
You had praised me for. 
Each time you tell me, 
You take away my pride. 
		              I HAVE TALENT. 
Second best
Doesn't shine like a star, 
More like tarnished silver.
There is no glory 
In "almost was"
Only in "will be". 
But I am strong, 
		                 AND I HAVE TALENT.
Someday I'll show you 
There should be no other. 

I'm strong, hardworking, capable. 
The best of the best. 
A shining star of the stage. 
		                AND I HAVE TALENT.


Christina Woog Jan, 1998