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You Don't See Me

May 17, 2012
By ScarletteVelveteen PLATINUM, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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&quot;Creativity is how you tell everything you don&#039;t want to say to everyone&quot;<br /> -Me

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Sometimes I think,
That I’m just an illusion,
That I’m not really here,
I just take up space,
You don’t listen,
You don’t even acknowledge me,
I try talking to you,
But you’re obviously too busy,
To answer,
So every waterless tear I shed,
Every smile I fake,
Is a waste of my time,
Because you still don’t see me,
And you probably won’t,
Until you’re mad,
And have no one to yell at,
But me,
Because I do everything wrong,
Besides,
I’m just an illusion that takes up space,
In your eyes,
Aren’t I?

© Catlin B., Marblehead, MA

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