I'M DONE

I'm done being the invisible
Person.  People pass and don't
Even acknowledge I'm there.
I'm done being the person they
Avoid talking to because I might
Mention a problem I'm having.
I'm done being the one everyone
Ignores.  I have the right to the same
Respect everyone else has, no more--
No less.  I'm done with people not hearing
Me.  I fall in the night, screaming and
Then get up on my own saying I'm OK.
No one comes to check.  If I'd hit my head,
I'd have laid on the floor all night.  Thank God
I didn't hit my head.  I'm done agreeing to plan
A lunch date with friends, and it never happens.
I know I'm not as important as family or work--but
After awhile it hurts being put off all the time.  I am done
Being an afterthought.  I don't want to be the center of attention
All the time--but someone actually being glad to see me
Once in a while would be nice.  I'm done with feeling
I'm the odd man out, both with friends and family.  The only
One who sees, hears me, and acknowledges me is God.
To everyone else I'm nothing.  I will stick with God because
I am done being hurt.