Writer: Sofia Gong

The moon never shines bright enough

Yet people lift their faces to express their love at it 

So how come, when I burn brighter than ever

Nobody looks at me? 

I am the sunflower in the field of daisies; 

The sheep disguised in a pack of wolves; 

The rotten apple core you leave behind; 

The loose thread that stick out on your sweaters that you so annoyingly pick out—

You are the statue of Greek goddess 

Exhibited at the center of the gallery

I am the painting in the bathroom 

Nobody even pauses to notice

Your hollow eyes devour on my heart every night

As I take refuge in the corners of my room

Your thoughts come to me in crashing waves of iced water

I am shivering

But don’t you worry

This isn’t my hundred percent

Tomorrow I will be so much better…

And again and again…

The world keeps walking past 

Nobody even pauses to glance.