You didn’t see me.
You watched my reflection
turn in a direction
you chose not to see.
You didn’t hear me.
You thought I was sleeping.
In fact, I was weeping.
You chose not to hear.
You didn’t touch me.
You thought I might crumble.
You thought you might stumble.
You chose not to feel.
You didn’t miss me.
You thought I had left you,
came not to my rescue.
You chose to move on.
I vow to be seen,
and heard and respected;
my path self-selected;
invisible no more.
What Rhymes with Stanza? 
Powerful poem.
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I really liked this one. It moves emotions and touches all the senses. Very nice. 🙂
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I like the strength and resolve at the end. Good one!
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Been there – the sting of indifference. So painful.
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Painful, but fortunately recoverable.
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For sure
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Yes, we have a choice if the actions of others seek to make us invisible.
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We just need the courage to make those choices.
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to be seen is to be validated. i like the empowerment you have at the end of your poem
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a cry to be seen, you wrote this beautifully, i can feel the ache of wanting to be seen and witnessed
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I like the sense of power that comes through at the end, as though the narrator had to first list all the reasons she/he was invisible to get the courage to become visible. Nicely done!
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I love the strength, the courage and resolve at the end! ❤️ Beautifully done 🙂
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I love the skillful rhyming here Maggie, the repetitions and most of all the final rejection…
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The premise may be sad, but it end in full empowerment. Excellent poem, Maggie!
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Thank you. Glad you liked it.
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Reading your poem took me from sad to angry to cheering!
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That sounds about right 😉
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We all want to be seen and acknowledged. It’s a powerful thing to come out of hiding. (K)
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Yes, it is.
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