Sidelines

Hi.

Hello.

Ignored.

Everyone wonders why I say I have no friends.

When you hear me say it,

you all go “No! You have us.”

But you’re not my friends.

You don’t know who I am, what I feel, what I like, nothing.

I follow everyone around, walking slowly behind the group,

not included but too afraid to be alone.

I’m the lone one, never paid attention to.

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I try to speak, to include myself,

But it’s like I don’t exist.

I try to speak louder,

Maybe you didn’t hear me the first time…

Nothing, just pushed aside.

So, I stop speaking,

To not annoy you.

I’ll sit there and watch,

watch as I realise

I was never a part of your group.

I’ll sit on the sidelines,

Hiding in your shadows.

Wondering…. Whether I’ll ever find friends,

or if I’ll always be alone.