Dismissive

Short and straight to the point

You missed my emotional distress

you missed my shaking body

you missed the words that hurt

you missed my aching voice

you missed my sleepless days

you missed my accomplishments in life.

you failed to see me cry

you failed to see my growth

you failed to even hold me dearly 

And say everything will be alright.

Most importantly you fail to see that

everyone has flaws,

and that they don't need to always change 

who they are,

but change the way they act towards other people.

Reviews

[Shannon O'Gara]

Thank you for sharing your poetry Elizabeth! As you say short and to the point - sometimes that is the best way to express oneself!

[mattavelli]

Hello, Elizabeth! :)
Thanks for sharing your poetry. This one has teeth and feeling. I’m curious how the subject would respond, maybe the title answers that.