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December 20, 2011
By specialcasepolicy BRONZE, Topton, North Carolina
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To be invisible
Is to be unseen and
To be unheard.

It’s not impossible,
It’s possible.
It’s just hard to be visible.


To be visible
Is to be seen and
To be heard.

It’s possible,
Therefore it’s not impossible.
It’s just hard not to be.

The ultimate goal is to be invisible.


To be unclear
Is to be unseen,
But to be heard.

It’s not crazy,
It’s not sane.
It’s just easy to be…

The ultimate goal is to be yourself.

© Luke Stymest, Montclair, NJ

The author's comments:
What inspired me was my past. People keep trying to change me into what I wasn't. I finally had to put my foot down and tell them that I wasn't going to submit to them. They finally stopped pressuring me, but this became a new problem. I became an outcast til they finally excepted me for who I am. It's better to be yourself, than to be a fake facade. The truth will came out if you like it or not!
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