Girl Invisble Girl by Abigail McGovern

Girl Invisible Girl

By Abigail McGovern

One day eyes started skipping over me, An empty blank look, they can’t seem to see. I fi nd my tongue has gone silent, My words hushed forgotten quiet.

When I walk my footprints vanish in the sand, Just like I was never even there and Nothing comes out when I try to scream, What is this endless nightmare, this waking dream?

If no one sees me, am I even really there? Or am I girl invisible girl walking on air?

One second, life is all linked hands and laughter Best friends, promises, “I’ve got your back forevers” The next, it’s an empty road, And where did all this sorrow come from, this new heavy load?

I never felt lonely when I knew I had you, Because I never knew just how much a crowded room feels like a tomb, When you’re left standing there, suffocating on your own And I never knew what it felt like to suddenly be so alone.

And when I look in the mirror, I see lines from new tears But if no one notices, am I girl invisible girl about to disappear?

I don’t understand this new version of you, And these people you surround yourself with, all brand new. You handed me the poison but I am the one who drank, So which of us is really responsible, the victim or the snake?

I guess if I think about it, I understand There’s poison on my teeth, poison on your hands. There’s too much toxin here for us to bear, And you are wishing very much that I hadn’t been there.

And the outcome, it just isn’t fair Because now I truly am girl invisible girl walking on air.