\u201cI am begging: let me be lonely but not invisible” Natalie Diaz<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I am used to lonely<\/p>\n
Its what I do<\/p>\n
What I have always done<\/p>\n
Quiet time, my own music<\/p>\n
My own books<\/p>\n
My own voices<\/p>\n
speaking in<\/p>\n
hushed tones<\/p>\n
I have been invisible too<\/p>\n
Entered a room<\/p>\n
No acknowledgement<\/p>\n
I have been overlooked<\/p>\n
Shied away from<\/p>\n
Ignored<\/p>\n
I have been the misfit<\/p>\n
The last chosen for volleyball<\/p>\n
The one forgotten at birthdays<\/p>\n
But these days<\/p>\n
I am seen<\/p>\n
Noticed<\/p>\n
By a lovely man<\/p>\n
Who knows my heart<\/p>\n
I am neither lonely<\/p>\n
or invisible<\/p>\n
The sound of “I Love You”<\/p>\n
Opens my soul<\/p>\n
It keeps me sane<\/p>\n
It keeps my voices in check<\/p>\n
So let me be lonely or invisible<\/p>\n
Let me be the last chosen<\/p>\n
and my birthday ignored<\/p>\n
But just let me be loved<\/p>\n
As I am today<\/p>\n
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