Average Jane

she is the woman you see everyday..but never notice..

She was the girl you would see through..

living her life in a closed box..

where from  people like you refrain..

She was your average Jane..

 

She pulled her hair..

and tidied her gown..

ate a bowl of stew and donuts brown..

she was always there..

just that you never saw her..

She was your average Jane..

 

 

She dreamed of princes,castles and mountains..

Lived a world of witches and goblins..

She thought Narnia was a real place..

And hoped to go to Hogwarts some day..

 

You never noticed..

But she was always there..

To shed a silent tear..

When Sally dumped you for the guy next door..

And to sympathize with the underdog..

You were never there..

But oft she thought of you..

And wondered if you knew her name..

She walked the alleys and visited deserted houses..

Thought of what could have been..

Had things not ended  the way they had..

 

Her world was sad..

But she didn’t mind..

Her life was perfect..

Reality she had left behind..

She was your average Jane..

 

She breathed and hoped..

Wished and lived..

Years went by..

and she still walked the deserted lanes..

she was old and haggard..

Then one day she fell ill and died..

Her story had come to an end..

 

You didn’t notice she was gone..

Never even bothered to pay your respect..

Not that she would have held a grudge..

But you know ,you should have gone..

 

I heard she had a sad funeral..

Attended by a few..

Lone  she was..

Even in death..

 

You didn’t see it..

But her tombstone read-

“Rebecca Meyers..

Always there,forever invisible..”

She was your average Jane..

Author's Note

tried something new with this one..happy reviewing..and thank you Shelby for the suggestion..:)

Reviews

[quinfinn]

i often think of the "invisible" people in our world who never experience the parties and the accolades and thrills of others, but yet still have the thirst, hunger and desire for that which so many of us take for granted. blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. these are the meek. their reward is forthcoming. you are an enlightened soul for giving them their due. awesome write!

[Arabdha]

can't thank you enough for the inspiring words :-) glad you liked it !

[Rossen]

lovely sad and true,

Always there,forever invisible..”

She was your average Jane..nice!

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

You know it's sad how this actually happens in life! very well written

[Shelby]

She played the guitar..
And sang to the tune of isolation..
The song had become her life..
You never heard it..
Never had the time to pay attention..
But it was a jolly good tune..

First of all, the tone of this poem is beautifully melancholy, lovely and sweetly sad. I love that about this poem. The stanza above, however, was sort of a bump in the road, so to speak. Well, tecnically, the whole stanza wasn't the problem, just the last line of the stanza. I understand what you were getting at, but that line made me laugh, and I'm guessing that wasn't the intention of the poem. The rest of it was sad and poignant, and very relateable, I'm sure, for a lot of girls, but it was hard to recover and recapture that despondancy. However, that isjust my opinion and you of course may disregard it as such. As for the rest of it, I very much enjoyed it and could easily connect to the emotion expressed here. That loneliness and want to be noticed is a common fear for girls and you depicted that very eloquently. You have a fair amount of talent and I would be interested in reading more of your work. Well done and thank you for sharing this with me.

[Ruth]

And this is so emotive! Beautiful work love! We all too often never notice the so called plain person.....even though they are often most interesting! You have gathered all the beauty of her into this love, far from plain! Excellent work xx