I'm not the sort that folks embrace, <br />If they've got hugs to spare, <br />Nor have I fans who fondly chase, <br />For I'm not debonair... <br />It's not that folks seem mean or cruel, <br />Like everyone's a fraud, <br />It's just that I'm invisible... <br />So no-one's overawed... <br /> <br />While I don't have a charming face <br />That causes girls to stare, <br />I wander round from place-to-place, <br />Yet no-one seems to care... <br />High Street or Low Street, shop or mall, <br />My faith won't be restored, <br />I'm not a chap they can recall, <br />It's like their memory's flawed... <br /> <br />I'd like to think I leave a trace, <br />A footprint here and there, <br />I'm of this Earth not outer space, <br />Not someone to beware... <br />It's true some people have the gall, <br />To shed no love abroad, <br />If I don't fly or I don't fall, <br />It's like the world is bored... <br /> <br />While I'm one of the Human Race, <br />I've got no chic or flair, <br />I know that I've seen better days, <br />But I think life's unfair... <br />Invisible to one and all, <br />No wonder I'm ignored! <br />That's why I need a miracle, <br />SO HOW ABOUT IT, LORD! ?<br /><br />Denis Martindale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-wandered-lonely-in-the-crowd/
