Invisible

I am invisible.

I am hidden from everyone.

            I am a whisper in the wind, screaming for someone to hear me.

                        I try to be what they want, but it’s hard.

            I am a shadow in the hall, pretending to be there.

                        I am concealed by everything they want me to be.

I wish they would want me, the real me.  

I am masked by the paths of my siblings before me.

            I am clouded by all the things they expect me to be.

I know they wouldn’t like that person, the real person inside.

            I am disregarded by all the walks of life around me.

                        I am overlooked by those that go through the halls.

                                    I keep her inside, pushing her down, hoping she’ll go away.

I am veiled by the mask I wear on my face.

            I am covered by what I think everyone wants me to be.

                        I know she won’t though.

            I hope and wish with all my heart that she’d go away.

                        I know she’s never going anywhere.

                                   I want to disappear, to leave where I am, never to come back.

                                          I know that no one will miss me, that’s what I want.

I know how to be invisible, but I just can’t completely disappear.

                                       Can someone, anyone, show me how to

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