I'm Not Okay!

I stood there, but you didn’t see me. I brushed your shoulder, but you didn’t feel me. I call out for help, but you didn’t hear me. I am nothing to you. I am merely a shadow against the wall, just another person to walk these halls. Why was it so hard for me to fit in? Why was it so hard for me to be accepted? I passed everyone to get to my locker, just like you did. I had feelings and emotions, just like you did, yet they go ignored because I wasn’t you. I am myself, born to be imperfect, to feel, to laugh, to cry, to hurt…to love, and here I am, finding myself so broken, because I fell in love with you. It’s not something I can ignore. Go ahead and laugh, see if I care anymore. Because of you, I had changed. I forced myself to be hollow, to abandon all thoughts and emotions that used to carry me through, just so I couldn’t feel the damage you’ve caused. I am nothing now but an empty shell, and I’ve never felt more lost…because of you.

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