When did it happen? I do not recall Thrilled at how intertwined our lives had become in the short time we had been together Thinking of myself less and less Putting you always front and center It made me happy to do things for you and you basked in the sunshine of my giving
One day I realized I no longer saw my friends Making excuses to my family why I couldn’t see them Noticing how others no longer addressed me Everything was directed to you instead I had become insignificant, isolated It was as if I had disappeared into the wallpaper Unseen, unheard, living in your shadow This was your plan from the beginning
I am Mercury but I cannot convey my feelings to you A communicator talking to a brick wall I speak and you hear a foreign language You are deaf to my words Oblivious to my feelings One more roll of your eyes I cannot stand When did you stop listening? When did you stop remembering? When did it become okay to disrespect me? When did I become such an irritant? I am rendered speechless Frightened now to use my words fearing they will be misconstrued and weaponized to fight against me
