to walk by someone you know
and not a smile; a nod. to love
someone but no commitment.
to work so hard for everyone
else and still be underappreciated.

to be self-sacrificing, to love. to
make sure everything else is done
before you attend to yourself; if
at all. to take a photo not of yourself,
but of others for the memories.

to want the comfort and closeness
of what is now absent. to pain,
to ache, to have nobody look your
way when all you want to do is cry.
to shut your eyes even though they
won't notice the sparkling tears
that glaze your cornea over.

to love someone when they don't
have the time to love you. to be a
shoulder when you're missing one. to
hold not a grudge, but an umbrella
in the rain over an enemy. to smile
when you're angry. to laugh when
you're sad. to have no one noticed.



;to be invisible.