follow me always.
I am swallowed up.
I depend on other people more than I should,
but then no one
really wants to know who I am.
As long as I am comical
and amusing,
I fit in.
When I fail to entertain,
I am snubbed.
I want to play less and talk more
but no one wants to listen.
Loneliness is all around me,
and like a cold, clammy blanket,
it chills me to the bone.
© Ellie Maziekien
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