Ficlets

Not Noticing

I sat down
Not noticing
Two tables down
Her
Lonely
Friendless
Not noticing
The pain
The tears
Her head in her hands
Not noticing
That no one went over to her
No one helped her
Consoled her
That she sat alone
All
Alone
On her small island of sorrow
Of dispair
I just sat
Not
Noticing
Had I noticed
What would I have done
Would I
Have noticed how everyone wasn’t looking
Was busy not noticing
Not caring
Would I
Have seen how
Uncool she looked
How beneath me she really was
Would I
Turn my head
Look away
Not notice
Not care
To be like the rest?
I don’t know
Because I just
Sat down
Not knowing
Not caring
Not
Noticing

View this story's 8 comments.