Left Out Poem by Neha K Manoj

In every group where I was included
I felt left out
Was it because of me?
Or my imperfections?

They would talk and play together
And I felt left out
They would laugh together
And I felt left out.

I wanted to run away
From everywhere I felt left out
Their actions speaking louder than
Their taunting words they never said at me.

It was hard, hard to ignore
Hard to not see
Hard to not hear
Hard to not forget.

I would smile sadly at my fate
Where I could never play a role
My room was my best friend
Because it had never left me out.