Invisible Kid

A poem voiced to a young lady's parents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invisible Kid

 

Carefully

I apply my make-up,

to look beautiful to

the world around me.

 

Thoughtfully,

I select the words

that will represent me in

this world that I take part in.

 

Meticulously,

I choose which clothes to wear

ones that will provoke reaction from

the people that surround

me in this world.

 

These details take too much time

for you to take notice.

 

There are too many important

tasks for us to accomplish

together in this world.

 

Don't you want to

get to know the

real me?

 

Don't you want to see how

beautiful I am to

those around me?

 

Don't you want to read

the thoughts of mine

that people cherish so

much in this world?

 

You ask my opinions

but when I give them freely,

they provoke your rage

deep within your being.

 

Do I always have to hide

 or be ashamed to

show the vulnerable

 side of me to you?

 

Will I always have

to be invisible to you?

 

I want to scream!

 

I want to shout out on

top of the highest mountain

that I'm alive,

and you prefer to close

your eyes and ears to me.

 

You prefer for me to disappear,

to hide deep within the scene

of things in this world.

 

You prefer for me

to remain invisible to you forever.

 

Why would you want to hide

your finest creation?

 

Why would you want

an invisible me?

 

 

Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

Oh how many wander through life in the invisible... wanting so much to have the attention or affection of others, only to end up feeling completely alone.. So many of us have been there.. can relate to your words.. the longing.. Beautifully bittersweet...

[Alicia™]

This is stunning, Marie! Great job. The poem is wonderful, and the thoughts are very interesting. A lot of us can relate to it.

[Abbie]

sounds like child abuse with out the beating



100/100

[al25]

Wow. I'm really speechless. I like the girl your talking about. :)

[Sunny Skye]

Very nice. Good Job.

-SkyeBlanco

[Alicia Schroeder]

This is greatly worded peice, I can deffinatly relate. Alot of people feel that they should hide their true selves, however, it is great to just stand out and be yourself, if someone can't appreciate you for you, well then, it's their loss

[Honey]

graaahhh... yeah, i get this poem
i like the message it sends, and what youre trying to say ^-^
the picture goes along well too
but id just like to ask: snce when do kids wear make-up?
alright, ill just let you think about that one, but other than that, it was pretty good ^-^

[Short.Nerd]

Wow. I absolutely love this. It was an amazing poem. You did an excellent job writing this!

[Tina Kline]

How sad, this sounds like a poem about emotional child abuse. So sad, lots of children in the past, present experienced this and children in the future will to.
I don't think child abuse will ever go away. Being a parent is difficult and some people are not so good at it. I don't think they plan or want to be abusive parent's, it just turns out that way.

[Arsenic Nemesis]

This is brilliant and really deep, I love it - wonderfull worded and well structured - fantastic, as usual. Keep up the good work!~

[D.J. Lutz]

Such a beautiful statement, so sad that it is probably true more often than we want to admit. I like the format, the word flow, Makes for effective pacing. And you always choose such awesome graphics for your poems. Thank you for sharing your work with us!