Wednesday, January 11, 2006
I Am Nobody
You say you feel like a nobody, like you're invisible.
And then you shout: "Do you know what it feels like?"
I keep quiet, but yes, I do know what it feels like.
It's because I'm nobody, when you scream and shout,
When he escapes, when she slams the door.
I am nobody, even as I try to help,
By quietly listening to you when others don't.
It is me who fades quietly into the background,
Doing all the things no one wants to do.
It is me who stays when you explode with fury,
When the others escape and hide.
It is me who gets the blame
Regardless of whether or not I deserve it.
It is me, it is me, it is me.
I am the nobody, not you!
So don't tell me you feel like a nobody,
That I don't understand how that feels,
Because I do understand.
It is you who don't understand.
You act like you're the only one
Who ever felt invisible in this family
That all your efforts are unappreciated.
What about me?
You never asked me how I felt.
You never tried to understand.
You're the victim, I'm the oppressor.
But I am the one who stayed around,
The one who tried to keep this family together,
When all you do is scream and scream,
While I keep my anger boiling inside,
My tears deeper still.
You, who have the right to shout,
To get mad, to get indignant,
Know nothing about being a nobody,
Because you've never been me.
You've never experienced the lows I experienced,
The darkness I overcame.
You'll never be a nobody, never ever,
Because nobody is me, I am nobody.
And then you shout: "Do you know what it feels like?"
I keep quiet, but yes, I do know what it feels like.
It's because I'm nobody, when you scream and shout,
When he escapes, when she slams the door.
I am nobody, even as I try to help,
By quietly listening to you when others don't.
It is me who fades quietly into the background,
Doing all the things no one wants to do.
It is me who stays when you explode with fury,
When the others escape and hide.
It is me who gets the blame
Regardless of whether or not I deserve it.
It is me, it is me, it is me.
I am the nobody, not you!
So don't tell me you feel like a nobody,
That I don't understand how that feels,
Because I do understand.
It is you who don't understand.
You act like you're the only one
Who ever felt invisible in this family
That all your efforts are unappreciated.
What about me?
You never asked me how I felt.
You never tried to understand.
You're the victim, I'm the oppressor.
But I am the one who stayed around,
The one who tried to keep this family together,
When all you do is scream and scream,
While I keep my anger boiling inside,
My tears deeper still.
You, who have the right to shout,
To get mad, to get indignant,
Know nothing about being a nobody,
Because you've never been me.
You've never experienced the lows I experienced,
The darkness I overcame.
You'll never be a nobody, never ever,
Because nobody is me, I am nobody.
i know that i have loved you ... at 1:40 PM
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