Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

by More Than Meets The Eyes

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I stared into the mirror.
My reflection’s glare burns a hole through my forehead. Why does it look so plain?
So. . .
emotionless?

Am I emotionless?
Boring?
Uninteresting?
Useless and unwanted?

Please tell me. I need to know
if once I leave the room,
everybody talks about me.

Do the laugh at me?
Probably.

Do they feel sorry for me?
Or do they hurt me more?
Do they tear me apart?

What do they think of me?

Do they hate me,
am I annoying.

I bet you a million bucks they’re making a restraining order against me right now.
I would if I were them,
too bad I’m not.

Please tell me that I’m not a nobody,
or even worse,
unwanted.

I sure feel like one sometimes.

If there was a book about me it would be called The Sad and Unfortunate Life of a Nobody.

Can you answer these questions I ask.

No, you can’t,
I knew it.

Only I can.

Prequels

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Sequels

Write a sequel

Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

    insomniac's Buddy Icon insomniac

    Posted about 1 year ago

    this reminds me of me.

  2. Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

    Mask By The Moon's Buddy Icon Mask By The Moon

    Posted about 1 year ago

    and me. stars4

  3. Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

    yoITSme's Buddy Icon yoITSme

    Posted about 1 year ago

    i like it. its different and cool

  4. Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

    MRay's Buddy Icon MRay

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Me, me, me, me, me, me. Nice. Having low self-esteem is pretty selfish, don’t you think?

  5. Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

    someday_93's Buddy Icon someday_93

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    No, not really, MRay. I mean, if that’s what you think about it fine, but when we’re teenagers and even older, we need to find out who we are and what we’re all about, because you need a strong handle on yourself and your emotions before you can take on the world. And it takes some people longer than others.
    ~
    I really like this! It does in some ways remind me of myself as well. Very nice writing.

  6. Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

    More Than Meets The Eyes' Buddy Icon More Than Meets The Eyes

    Posted about 1 year ago

    i wrote this about me, but i guess it can kinda speak for alot of people

  7. Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

    someday_93's Buddy Icon someday_93

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Yeah, it really can! It’s beautiful.

  8. Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

    RndDolph's Buddy Icon RndDolph

    Posted 12 months ago

    _Si es bueno!!!_I like this, very Human! These feelings keep us humble.

  9. Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

    MRay's Buddy Icon MRay

    Posted 12 months ago

    “If you want to be happy, forget yourself. Forget all of it—how you look, how you feel, how your career is going. Just drop the whole subject of you.” Michael Crichton.

    (An essay on “Happiness”. You can view it at, http://www.michaelcrichton.com/essay-redbook-happiness.html.)

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