You didn't notice


 

You didn’t notice

you didn’t notice when I stopped brushing my hair,

when I got two hours of sleep,

when I only wore long sleeves.

But you did notice when I stopped talking to you,

when my texts got dry,

when I stopped hanging out with you.

You didn’t notice I was skipping lunch everyday

but you did notice that I wasn’t sitting with you;

you noticed when I was with other friends.

you didn’t. notice.

Unless it was about you.

Alana Conway

PA

15 years old

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