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Photo from Tera Zajack of Olive Hue Designs. Prompt for dVerse Poetics.
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I look
and
see me…
can you
see me ?…
in the back,
to the right,
trying to look
invisible?
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Trying
to Follow
the Rules,
Don’t Stand Out,
Don’t Be Different,
Don’t Brag,
or Show Off
how much you
Know.
Don’t Rock the boat,
DO blend in with
the Smart crowd.
For goodness sake,
don’t let Anyone
see any
Emotions.
.
I Want
to BE
the girl in Front,
with all the Ideas,
Creating what others
can’t even see.
Unwritten Rule:
don’t be too smart,
just smart enough
“They” can have
Bragging
Rights.
Just not too smart
or Others
won’t like
you.
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siggiofmaine 
claudia
so sad that they must hide their talents and their smartness sometimes because otherwise they wouldn’t fit in.. really nice take on the pic siggi
Victoria C. Slotto
This is so good, Siggi. You achieve the effect so well with the tiny script. I like that you picked out the small, almost invisible figure in the background. Much of my life, I felt like that.
brian
intersting…i like how you focus and attribute yourself to one of the other characters and not the one in the front…the pressure to not stand out too much…or be smart…i know that one…nice write…
ayala
I like this…so hard to be invisible when you want to shine….nice write.
siggiofmaine
Ayala…I managed for so many years, to be as invisible as possible,
I realized that I didn’t even have my own opinion about the weather
if asked. I’m making up for that now ☺.
Thanks for taking time to write a comment.
Peace,
Siggi in Downeast Maine