Unread Drafts

Sometimes I feel invisible, not the kind of invisible tht comes from having no friends or no one to help me (though that happens too), but the kind where people simply don't notice me. It’s hard to explain, i get on a bus, and someone sit next to me and act as if I weren't there. Or people bump into me on the street without even blinking, like if they walked right through me without realizing I exist. Sometimes it’s fine to go unnoticed, but other times it’s maddening, because you want to draw attention, you want people to realize you’re there, but there’s nothing you can do. Sometimes I feel like screaming in the middle of the street just to make people notice my presence, but I think even that would be in vain. People today live so immersed in their digital worlds that they barely pay attention to real life. But all of us, even those of us who sometimes feel invisible, tend to overlook the presence of others.

-Shadow