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contest In a world where  I did not exist

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In A World Where I Do Not Exist

The judgmental world is an empty place
where people are unforgiving if you are different
based on their failure of humanity
   I was judged
to those who judged I was invisible
though in a crowd, no one saw me
I cried out, but no one heard me
unseen in a world filled with eyes
drenched in despair,  soaked in loneliness
where their feet walked upon my tears
the hand I reached out,  never taken
   I was nobody
a singular figure obscured without reason or fault
becoming a ghostly phantom no one looked upon
this burden of nonexistence caused me to melt away
   without resistance
no one saw me go, no one cared
   no one knew I was there
I was...until I wasn't
it was a world where I did not exist
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Sands Avatar
September 7, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Congratulations for your win. I can feel it :)
One Avatar
September 7, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
Empress Avatar
August 29, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Youv interpreted the prompt line as i did too dear frederick. At first. And i must say its the reality for many especially men: to live in a world where one feels unheard and unseen, and feels like their existence means nothing. What a poignant and sincere write that speaks for many that go through this. Misunderstood, abandoned, unseen and lost. Your words are always so well articulated and i feel your poems deeply! Best wishes for the contest! Sending you always light
Mcintosh Avatar
August 26, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Amazing write. Truly imaginative and engrossing. Love it. Hope it wins. God bless you, love, Gina
Onclaud Avatar
August 26, 2024 at 6:26 PM
poetic lines deeply convey a world of isolation ...remarkably essayed, frederick!
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