How Will They See You

The looks,
The stares,
The awkward glances,
The whispers,
The rumors,
The indignation,
The imagination of seeing,
Yourself in the eyes of others.
How Will They See You?
Will you ever be their equal.
I hear the names they call me and,
See the hatred in their eyes.
It hurts like a burning sword,
Going thru my heart.
So now I am invisible,
I am no longer in their world.
I learn to protect myself.
I choose to be a survivor.
I graduate never ever to return.
Yet, years later I come face to face,
With these bullies, these abusers,
They talk but I hear nothing.
They are invisible in my world.

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Date: 11/26/2022 11:11:00 PM
Great poem Shirley… the last line sums it up perfectly….”they are invisible in your world” as they should be! Debx
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Date: 11/28/2022 11:12:00 PM
Deb, Thank you so much. What irritates me, is they look in your face thinking they did nothing wrong?? The one thing they taught me is that I fight bullies, evil and cruelty every day. I joined the army after that, and I protect those everyday around the world. Ye, they are indeed silent in my world. Thank you Deb.
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