The Periphery
Many love the spotlight
And will grab it when they can.
Attention-seeking seems to be
Their life-long master plan.
Others bask in adulation
When it comes their way,
Though they’re just as happy
When they aren’t on display.
But a lot of folks are living,
Or at least from what I see,
An existence in the shadows
Or on the periphery.
As they’re standing on the sidelines
And observing from afar,
Opportunities drift by
Yet they are stuck right where they are.
It’s a mystery what holds them –
Varied reasons all their own –
But contented or resentful,
They’re insistently unknown.
Still, behind closed doors, just maybe,
Though they’re hidden from our sight,
They are nurturing some talent
That may never see the light.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2015
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