Wallflower Poem by Desiree Whitamore

she unwrapped her chicken sandwhich
took out her diet coke
looked down at her bulging body
and ate before she choked.
the people swooshed around her
their gazes never met
her tears formed together,
they didnt care, she bet.
there she sat all day
skipping her classes quietly.
and its not that she didnt care
she just didnt mind entirely.
as the crowd of people vanished
and she was left with just herself.,
she realized the full advantage
of failing with no help.
sometimes she misses the silence
and the breath she got to breathe
she longs for those lonely days
where things were what they seemed.
she misses the way she heard
the ins and outs and a secret.
knowing the receiving end
had no idea how to keep it.
because being just a wallflower
certainly had some pros.
she could escape the world completely.
yet still be in the know.