Love Poem: Forgotten About
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Written by: Shahana Jackson

Forgotten About

I move and shake the universe
so that I will be remembered 
outside of my verses 
I carry around fancy purses
and insert proper English 
when necessary 
check or minus the curses

I fight to be heard 
friends surround me 
like verbs in a sentence 
sometimes I feel like I've 
been sentenced 
When you look around 
and realized that loneliness 
still comes around no matter 
how big your clique is 

Beauty is only the beginning
they want the personality too
so you get lost in the glossy 
made up version of you 
Aiming for perfection 
has your priorities all eschewed
till one day you look in the mirror
and you barely notice it's you 

I dig for the deeper parts
I'm in search of the truth
sifting through apples 
and squeezing out juice

I need a reason besides being liked
something that doesn't stick to 
the surface like perfume 
because in my heart there
is a whole lot of room 
a hole that's offering 
free parking just to fill the vacancy

They see a pretty girl alone 
and it's the strangest thing 
but to me it's always been just me
so I have no one to blame but myself
for letting people forget me 
for not shining enough 
to make them want to stay 
Yes it's all my fault I know