The Baby They Forgot

Four little names on the family wall

But mine was the one they barely called

Last to arrive, too late to shine

Always behind, always out of line

You had your stories, you had your place

I had a quiet, invisible space

Mama tried, but she was tired too

So I learned to hide what I never knew

I was the baby they forgot

Just a name that time forgot

You all moved fast, I stayed small

Screaming silent down the hall

You wore crowns, I wore blame

Never felt like I belonged to the name

I was the one always left out

The baby they forgot about

I watched you all from the backseat

Learned to walk where you left your heat

Hand-me-down dreams, broken toys

Echoes louder than any noise

You made the rules, I learned to bend

Always the joke, never the friend

Mama said, “They’ll come around”

But even now, you don’t come down

I was the baby they forgot

Just a name that time forgot

You all moved fast, I stayed small

Screaming silent down the hall

You wore crowns, I wore blame

Never felt like I belonged to the name

I was the one always left out

The baby they forgot about

And I still carry those quiet days

The empty rooms, the sideways praise

But I built a voice from what they missed

Now I’m more than what I wasn’t kissed

I was the baby they forgot

But now I’m rising from that spot

I hold the truth, I hold the sound

Of every tear that hit the ground

You wore crowns, I wore scars

But I found beauty in the dark

Now I’m the light they talk about

The baby they forgot—

Who found her way out