Hiding

Standing hidden In the corner Never seen, Always passed over.

Anxiously awaiting nobody, A ghost of nothing.

Hardly noticed,

Always watching.

Observations of all things,

From small conversations

To large confessions

Nothing escapes my eyes.

I can stop

And I can stare

But no one will notice

The light, that from my eyes, glares.

I question if

They'd notice

If I vanished

Without a trace.

My large and lonely figure

Ever missing

From the corner

My home, my comfort place.

Unnoticed, but not un-needed

They'd notice my absence

Things would feel off

Like something with no balance.

All I need to do

Is step out of the corner

And into the crowd.

But my solution

Is so daunting

And the people

Seem too loud.

Maybe some other dat

When I am

Courageous and brave.

But not right now.

I'm too afraid.

So in this corner

I will stay.