Underappreciated

I feel so underappreciated

Like the sock that has fallen under your bed

Lost without its mate

It's this feeling that I hate

I feel so underappreciated

Like a fresh bouquet of flowers

From a secret admirer

That is discarded unceremoniously 

Into the trash can

Even if it was from a kind gentle man

I feel so underappreciated

Like a scullery maid who goes unseen

Cleaning, sweeping, and giving a good scrub

To the porcelain toilet and dirty tub

I feel so underappreciated like the opossum 

He's called a nuisance

Even though he eats the dreaded ticks

From the garden

Has been my behavior been so bad

That I need a pardon?

With all the things that I used to be

I thought you cherished me

But, you don't see 

Because I am imaginary