I'M Not Poem by Alice Cole

I'm not blind
I can see
I know you are busy
Scrutinizing me

I'm not deaf
I can hear
When you're talking
Behind me

I'm not senseless
I can feel
All the hate
I know it's real

I'm not dumb
I already know
You spread rumors
And call me a hoe

I'm not immune
You might not know
But I know death
It's coming on, slow

When it does reach me
I'll embrace it like an old friend
The pain isn't new to me
I won't pretend

I won't act like I care
I can't stay and play
I'm not asking you to be there
Just telling you that I'll be on my merry way…