Lowercase me

By Nicki S.

Lowercase “m”

Invisible me -

A ghost in the margins,

I’m nobody.

The footnote, the afterthought

I fold myself small -

My voice doesn’t echo,

I’m no one at all.

I pour myself empty,So others can fill -I bend til I break

And forget my own will.

I feed all their hungers,I answer their whims -

But silence my own songs

Before they begin.

My worth is unspoken,

My silence is loud -

While their capital letters

Shout to the crowd.

Let them keep shining,I’ll fade quietly -Forgotten, unwanted,Just lowercase me.