Invisible

Invisible 

I see you,
     And all those people 
Rushing about,
     Going here, 
                           Going there, 
     Going somewhere 
                That 
                    isn't 
                        there,
As if time 
     Was running out............
Or perhaps you might 
      Miss           something,
It must be important, 
You've forgotten 
     To notice me.
Blinkered vision,
     One direction, 
          Autopilot, 
               Sat nav,
Kiss the wife,
Kiss the kids, 
Kiss reality goodbye. 
Thinking..........
     Always thinking, 
          Work,
          Sales,
          Work, 
          Shopping, 
          Work,
          Lunch,
     Work
Yourself 
Into 
     The 
          Ground, 
It must be important work, 
     You've forgotten 
          To acknowledge me. 
          I'm the quiet one 
     Sipping coffee, 
     Eating cake, 
          Watching 
You,
          Watching 
                    People 
     Rushing      about. 
          I am contemplating 
     A crossword;
Seven across,      busy, 
Two down,            urgent, 
Eleven across,      blinkered,
Ten down,             robotic, 
One across           the street 
Someone across the street 
Stopped and looked at me, 
I'm not sure if you saw me, 
     "Hello, it's me!
      Don't you see? 
      I am here!
      I am here"
I am the one you ignore,
I am conversation you never had,
I am the child you smacked,
I am the person you live with, 
I am the friend you don't see,
I am the life you had, 
I am the stranger 
          You've become, 
I am com pli cated, 
          Compassionate, 
     Empathic,
                   Lonely,
                             Existing. 
Sometimes..........
          I'm important, 
Sometimes.......... 
           Not, 
Sometimes.......... 
          I think I'm an alien, 
Sometimes..........
          I am,
Mostly..........
          I 
               Am 
                    Invisible.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Makama Avatar
December 24, 2015 at 7:33 AM
when the rains fall, they will feel so warm even in cold if they are poured through your lines. You are superb, fantastic and just wow! Its nice I visited this page. Compliments of the season dear poet!
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