Forgotten

Same house, different rules

Same blood, different truths

They got warmth, I got space

I learned silence in my place

Mom’s eyes passed right through me

Like I wasn’t meant to be

My name said without a sound

I was there, but not around

I tried to be easy, tried to behave

Still felt like a mistake

I was left out at home

Never held, never shown

Everyone had a place to belong

I learned how to be alone

They were chosen, I was there

Always watching, never fair

Tell me how I’m supposed to feel

Growing up where love was a deal

My siblings laughed, I stayed quiet

Learned early not to fight it

They were praised, I was ignored

Like I asked for too much more

Same table, different seat

Same roof, but incomplete

I memorized every sign

That I wasn’t on her mind

I did my best to not be seen

Thought maybe that’s how you survive

I was left out at home

Never wanted, never known

They got comfort, I got cold

I grew up feeling old

They were hugged, I was strong

Taught myself to move along

Tell me how a child should heal

When love was something she could feel

I don’t hate them, I hate the space

Where I never had a place

I don’t scream, I don’t fight

I just learned to disappear at night

I was left out at home

Even when I wasn’t alone

Surrounded, still unseen

Part of it, but never in

If this made me hard to love

It’s ‘cause love was never enough

I was left out at home

And learned to stand on my own

I’m not asking you to stay

I just wish you saw me one day