No One Can See You

You do not exist
They laugh at your jokes
They glance over when you smile
They say, I have learned so much from you!
But they cannot see you
Yes, you are known
but never truly seen
And there has been much ardent effort to analyze you, determine you, identify you….
Even you do that!
I want you to know you
As I know you
Always
I am with you
When I am with
me

more by JULIE MAYA PANDA

Photograph by Jacobo Canady