What's it like to live in shadow
What's it like to not be seen
What's it like to not be wanted
Or worse yet, be in between

Knowing that someone does want you
But you'll never want them back
Knowing they are only hurtful
They won't give you what you lack.

What's it like to feel so hopeless
Thinking that nobody cares
Seeing eyes looking right through you
or worse, the condescending stares.

What's it like to eat from dumpsters
What's it like to have to lie
Begging has become so natural
Your dignity has had to die.

You pull the ragged coat around you
As the shadows your way creep
Back into a darkened corner
And quietly cry yourself to sleep.