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You Looked But You Didn’t See

July 14, 2018
By TessJW BRONZE, Lincoln, Other
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TessJW BRONZE, Lincoln, Other
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Favorite Quote:
‘ Death is not the greatest loss in life, the greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live,’ - Norman Cousins.<br /> <br /> ‘ Standing alone doesn’t mean I am alone, it means I am strong enough to handle things all by myself,’ - Unkown.

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Yes you looked at me

You looked at my dull gaze

You looked at my reluctance to join in

You looked at my silence 

You looked at my loneliness 

 

But you didn’t see 

You didn’t see that I was dying inside

You didn’t see me slipping away

And when it was too late you saw

You could’ve stopped it

You could’ve seen

But instead you just looked

 

You looked but you didn’t see. 

© Cynthia L., Darnestown, MD

The author's comments:

Do you look at me? Do you hear the rumours? You looked but you didn’t see. Until it was too late. 

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