Title:  Invisible
Author:  Wes Garcia

Invisible

Some work to be seen,
I work to be invisible.
To be unknown,
to go where I want
without a trail showing where I came from,
where I am going.
Watched?

Strangers know who I am
what I stand for
even before meeting me.
Out of the blue
someone comments about my articles,
good or bad.
I want to hide,
to be invisible.
No place to go.

How do I bring these two feelings together,
is it possible?
I want to run and hide.
I don’t want to be known,
it is too late, the damage is done!
No longer can I hide,
no longer can I be invisible.
No place to go.

I have no one to blame but myself.
I made myself too visible
I can not take it back.
I am moved to do it,
no one else seems to be speaking up.
What to do?
Do I make myself visible
because I like to be visible
or is there work to be done?

Work to be done
I stepped up to do the work.
If this is a calling, it is not easy.
It is before me, I can not escape.
I don’t want to be visible,
but here I am.
I don’t have the strength,
but here I am.
Wanting to be invisible,
invisible
invisible