you listen
to me,
but you
don't hear
the silent
words that
flow and fit
between the
ones that
are voiced.

you look
at me,
but you
don't see
the masked
emotions
underneath.

you watch me,
you're around
me, yet you
notice nothing.
everything's just
peachy.

you don't
understand
when I get
upset where
those emotions
came from
because you
don't pay
attention.

I wish you did.