We are the Wallflowers

By Kaitlyn Hickok, Ionia High School

We blend into patterns and swirls 
We are often not heard 
Not seen 
Not felt 
Not noticed 
We don't mind being in the dark 
We dance with shadows as 
We trace our fingers along peeling paper 
We watch others mingle through glasses like windows 
We accept the silence, but also the noise 
We don't contribute to the music and space filling 
We stand 
We hide 
We conform 
We are the wallflowers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kaitlyn Hickok is passionate about writing and expressing with words. She believes that everyone has a voice and that it should be shared. Kaitlyn writes in her free time and hopes to turn it into a career. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of MIteen Writers.

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