In a word
Is how I feel
Inadequate
No longer wanted
No longer needed
Forgotten since
I became a useless person
Unable to work
Unable to do a lot of things
Some days I can barely get through
Taking them moment but moment
Friends have moved on
To others who can keep up
Family doesn’t visit
Afraid they’ll wear me out
Even those closest to me
Dismiss me as unimportant
The only thing that I can say
Is chronic illness is a lonely life
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – inadequate
Cast aside
Unwanted
Just dust in the corner
Forgotten
Unloved
Just a faded memory
Worthless
Unneeded
Nothing of value to you
Abandoned
Undesirable
No longer your passion
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – value
Forgive me for interrupting your day
But I just needed to know
Know that you are still there
And maybe remember who I am
(Once I was your friend)
I sympathize with your need for independence
But a part of me still needs
To know if you still care
To know if I still matter in your life
There was a time you told me
I was your whole world
Now I feel like a second class citizen
Stripped of my rights
Only a glancing thought
A shadow of what I once was…
She is back again
To meddle in my affairs
Unwanted in this situation
He left her not once, but twice
Now she wants another chance
Stay out of our lives
You had your time with him
Now it is my turn
Go meddle in someone else’s life
Or maybe just live your own
Leigha Robbins 