See
A poem on longing for deep recognition.

You seem lonely
even when you
are constantly
surrounded by
people who
make you
smoke,
laugh,
smile,
drink,
but
do
they
see
you,
do they
see the
beauty in
your darkness
the way I do
see that we
are the same?
From my debut poetry collection, The Summer of Longing: A Poetry Collection on Unrequited Love.
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