The Things No One Saw

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No one saw me
writing email after email,
reaching out
just asking for a chance.

No one saw me cry
when silence answered me,
or when rejection
became a pattern
I couldn’t escape.

But there were people
who noticed my stillness,
who measured my worth
through what I hadn’t achieved yet.

People who spoke
without understanding,
who turned quiet struggles
into something to judge,
something to use.

They didn’t see the effort
only the outcome.

They didn’t hear the silence
only the absence of success.

So I hope one day
my growth speaks louder
than their assumptions ever did.

I hope the weight of their words
finds its way back to them
not as revenge,
but as understanding.

Even if I never say anything.
Even if I continue
to let my silence
hold my truth.

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