I’ve come to recognize moments like these

Moments of irrelevance where I’m unseen

Unheard, unnoticed.

I tend to fade to the background

And watch the movie scenes play out

And I feel empty

I float away and no one goes searching

But I watch the negligence and my heart is hurting,

Aching, burning

Oh what I would give to be again visible

To not be a forgotten idea but something more physical

Real, tangible

I am human like you.

You breathe and, naturally, I breathe too.

Inhale, exhale

Why, then, am I not acknowledged?

Why do I always feel alone?

Is it just my natural power?

Do I seclude myself on my own?