Virtually Ignored

Bells ring.
People chatter.
I am virtually ignored.
No one takes notice
of me sitting here writing,
scribbling as if to myself.
At least it is better
than talking to no one.
Teacher calls roll,
everyone is silent.
The noise picks
up again.
No one
would mind if
I wasn’t here.
I am virtually invisible.
No one draws me into
their seemingly important
conversations.
They merely look over
or under
or through
me.
I am virtually nonexistent.