I stand in the shadows
You can't see me
But I am there
Wishing
Longing
Hoping
That someday we can be together

I stand in the shadows
You the popular one
Me the freak
Or at least
That is how I am judged

I have few friends
Mostly I stand alone
You're always surrounded by people

I have tried many times
To show you how I feel
I have poured out my heart and soul
You just laugh like it was all a joke

I wrote you poems
Confessing my love
You took those poems
You gave them to the wastebasket

And yet
After all that
I still wish to be with you
Call me a loser if you want
You're right
I lost
I lost my heart
I gave it to you
Though you have rejected it
I don't want it back
You keep it

I stand in the shadows
Wishing you would love me
And show me the light