I wonder if you realise the pain you cause me,
When you brush me aside so callously,
Every time I take the time to tell you something,
And you barely pay attention,
I wonder if you realise the pang it shoots through me,
When I offer myself,
And you barely notice or even still- shoot me down, claiming it will be of no use,
I wonder if you notice just how much I shrink,
Every time you don’t make me a priority,
Every time I am the last to know,
I wonder if you care,
I wonder if you see me at all anymore…
I wonder if you realise that I too can leave
I wonder if you understand that with every rejection, I grow braver
I wonder if you’ll hear the sound of the door shutting…
I wonder if I’ll be too hurt to care…
September 2018- R1
