2/16/25

i want to be human

                               

i went to the market

i think tuesday

and i saw a couple

holding hands

                              

i want to be human

                             

i watered my plant

that sits on my window sill

outside i saw a group of kids

playing in the snow

                             

i want to be human

                             

i watched this woman

sit next to a stranger

and ask for a cigarette

conversational transaction ensued

                             

i want to be human

                            

i went to the bar

and watched a performer

we exchanged glances

and his eyes said

                            

i want to be human

                             

i watch always

and always sit alone

i want to be seen

i want to be heard

                              

i want to be human

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

When I was a kid I was always told to be seen and not heard. it did NOT feel human.
I understand this poem.....I just always wanted to fit in, be accepted...still trying to get there.
j.