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Is It Too Late?

A free verse poem

By Sapphire RavenclawPublished 8 months ago 1 min read
Is It Too Late?
Photo by Nik on Unsplash

I don't know who I am
I have never known
How do I work it out?
Is it too late?

I feel nothing
I feel everything
I am empty, drained
I am full to bursting

No true friendships
No close bonds
How do I find them?
Is it too late?

Emotions evade me
I am overpowered
Love creeps up on me
I am confused

I am lonely
Company eludes me
Would anyone notice
If I wasn't here?

No confidante
So who do I ask?
Am I too much
Or not enough?

I try harder than is seen
I have tried to fit in
I never will
I don't know how

People are exhausting
But give me a choice
To be included
Is it too late?

I don't know who I am
I am not seen
I am too loud
I am too quiet

A background friend
If even that
Mostly unnoticed
There is no place for me

Not as confident
As you might think
The real me is hidden
From all but a few

There is more I want to say
I don't know how
I talk too much
But tell very little

I do it all
I do nothing
I am gone
You didn't see

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About the Creator

Sapphire Ravenclaw

I am, among other things, a freelance writer and mother. I enjoy writing poetry and articles on various subjects. My current big project is a book about Paganism.

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