I Like Sidekicks
Kailee Parsons
Grappling with the fact that
my heart has been torn open by the
one time someone has ever looked into my eyes and said,
“I want to ask about you.”
I don’t live a hard life
I am not crippled
nor marginalized
nor torn down
or from a broken home
I am not ignored,
but sometimes I think people take me for granted.
Even that
is incredibly
average and overdone
Am I unique at all?
Do people ever look up when they hear me speak?
Do they ever say, “Now that girl is an inspiration.
She’s going to change the world”?
I’m longing to inspire
I’m ready to change the world
I want to be heard, but
I don’t like to be seen.
I fade into the background
Thank God.
But maybe another way?
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