The Invisible Man

I have just finished reading Emily Burns' "The Invisible Woman" and it inspired me to write this.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!"

 
Quietly sitting in the shadows on the outside,

fading out of peripheral vision

Nothing truly impressive enough,

to stand out in direct line-of-sight

 
No need to whisper

no words to say

 
I often wonder if I'm a figment of my own imagination

 
Sometimes I surprise myself shaving

Reviews

[Emily B]

I'm pleased and honored that my small words inspired you to write this. It's amazing when we do that for each other.

I like the understated tone. I like the way that it starts with a comment and then turns into the musings of a narrator directly to us. He seems to be looking for validation. 'Can you see me?' I really love this. So much I think I'll put it in my favorites.

[MuSe Ampoule]

I'd say this is a snapshot into fantasy...but the negative would come out blank...(invisible....man...). LOL, joking aside this is a clever write. Don't we all feel invisible at times even though we're quite opaque. Lovely!

[Ms Jessica Renee]

This is a wonderful piece of work.
I know how sometimes life maybe, there are those moments of questioning and you captured that perfectly.

[Emily B]

I'm not sure "the invisible woman" survived, but I'm glad your words did. It is a truly lovely work.

[Tina Kline]

I really liked your poem The Invisible Man. I often wonder sometimes if I am a person or something in someone elses dream. Your poem captures that feeling perfectly, that feeling if you don't accidently bump into someone then you're not sure if you are really where you think you are or if you're really doing what you think you'rr doing! Like you say in your poem that you surprise yourself shaving, like if you didn't see your image in the mirror, how would you know you're really there? Great poem! You capture that feeling so well in it!

Tina

[Solst Rapture]

An interesting and entertaining sentiment. My words ought to be invisible here as I cannot express myself well at all. I can relate to this; in fact, I almost thought it was written for me.

I am desperate to coat my self in visibility.

[Silent Kim aka mizmetap..]

Well written. Question is the world still alive when I'm not there. Excellent.

[RollingThunder02]

I haven't read that book, but thought this poem is pretty good. Thought provoking, and has nice flow and imagery.
:o)