Shadow

Shadow

Tell me what I really am
Am I that, that no one can see?
Am I some bizarre little ghost
Am I invisible?
Seen by only you and me?

Is it because I’m hiding?
Why am I so afraid?
Of the feelings surging up
Inside of me the ones
Full of friendship and yet, also hate?

Is it because I’m so lonely?
Is it because I’m scared?
Why is it that I’m so anxious
To be someone
Else’s friend?

Why do I feel like I hate you?
Does everyone feel this way?
I feel like I’m so revolting
To hate a friend-
What more can I say?

Is it jealousy I’m feeling?
Am I so very bad?
No wonder everyone hates me
If I harm the friends
I’ve had.

I love my friends, I really do
But this loneliness does hurt
I seem to be a
Non-existent with
An aura worth of dirt.

Why does everyone forget me?
Or remember me only for my friend’s sake?
I want to be included
As an equal,
Of their race.

Have I really got such a low value?
Have I really got no worth?
Can I not be liked
For me, myself?
To be unique on this individual Earth?

I need some help, I know it
I try and scream aloud
But nothing seems to
Come outside
Maybe it’s because I’m so proud.

I feel like a little shadow
That no one notices
On the wall
I wonder if someone will play with me
I want a friend –that’s all.

Dedicated to the lonely people out there; you will find someone, and someone will care. It just takes time, and confidence in yourself to do it.