Invisible
As I lay me down to sleep
I think of the distant past
Words in my ears ring of hate
“Look at how you’ve changed”
Fresh face so very young
Heart and soul much more aged
Invisible to all my peers
Shoved and knocked down
The words in my ears still ring clear
Airhead, ugly, ginger, and freckles
I keep my eyes always downcast
Not before words thrown in malice
Raised hand deflects the object
Twisting bones in the hand
I look on it all these years later
Remember a time I was invisible
The calendar is different now
The thoughts still ring true
I can walk the city streets
And no one knows who I am
Focal Breeze 