The scapegoats can always be found
at any age.
They are the skinny weak boys
or the shy and scared ones, boys and girls.
how they escape notice -
the invisible children.
Fate would not allow them
to stay hidden in childhood.
Something about them makes them
stick out like the first blood
on a girl's white dress.
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Poems from the Invisible People
PoetryWhether one is shy or socially anxious, one might become invisible. Similarly, the homeless are often not seen. What about people with mental illness? Are they seen by you? What assumptions do you have about any of these people? What do you assume a...
