A Statue I Am Not

A Statue I Am Not

I am here, don't you see

I am living, I am still me

I hurt inside that you don't see

But I am living, I'm here, I am me

I am as a Statue to you

Like a granite entity

Don't I exist to you anymore?

But I am living, I'm here, I am me

Perfect I will never be

No one is, not even you, you see

Seems I am as a Statue to you

But I am living, I'm here, I am me

Why do you think I always have to be

Happy and carefree, I have many worries

Seems I am a statue to you

But I am living, I'm here, I am me

You never anymore even notice me

The deep wounds I live with daily

Seems I am a statue to you

But I am living, I'm here, I am me

A statue only stands there

No words, no tears, no smile to see

Even a statue needs to be noticed and

I am living, I'm here, I am me

Middle of the dark night, now alone again

The ink from my pen bleeds out dry

How strange, I thought a statue

Couldn't write, feel or cry

My tears again flow freely, now in the dark

My deepest pain and sorrow, no one sees

That I am not a statue, made of stone

I am living, I'm here, please notice me.

©Dana Price