The Invisible Child

I sit in the classroom on a table with three

I’m not more able or S.E.N

I’m simply just me

I don’t have a temper or prone to an outburst

I just want to be visible

I have an educational thirst

My attendance is perfect and I’m never late

My homework in on time

And I’m everyone’s best mate

I do my very best and wouldn’t dare complain

I put my head down

Unfortunately, you do the same

I thrive at the subjects that you’ll never measure

Music, PE and art

I do them for pleasure

Sports day comes around and my turn to shine

Winning all the races

No praise is mine

SAT’s come around and my learning has gone into decay

More and more testing

We repeat everyday

You know my name but you don’t know who I am

My likes and interests

Is this a government scam?

The end of the year and my annual report is due

You tick the boxes

I’m average in more than a few

I’m hoping next year that I become more visible

Recognition at last

But for now I’m still invisible

We never realised

We met when we were young in days that lasted forever

We didn’t have a care just the two of us together

We talked about the future wondered what it would hold

Talked about our lives the two of us growing old

Pre-Chorus

When did we fall out of love?

How did we drift apart?

Should we go back to the very start?

Chorus

We never realised love had moved on

For years I thought you were the only one

We tried to save what we thought we had

But the happiness was soon replaced with sad

The butterflies I felt when I saw you had gone

Why didn’t we realise love had moved on?

Where does the blame lie as it wasn’t you or me?

The signs were always there we just couldn’t really see

A different outlook on life as we grew further and further away

Two separate lives living a completely different way

Bridge

Leaving our relationship was the hardest thing to do

I hope that one day I can finally get over you

Making the decision to move on was by far the hardest part

Honestly my dear, I never meant to break your heart

The little quirks I once loved were becoming more annoying

This relationship lie is becoming soul destroying

Love in your eyes

I never knew what love was until I held you in my arms

You didn’t know who I was until I whispered my name

Suddenly your eyes opened revealing love I had never known

For the first time ever I realised that life was more than a game

A heartbeat I could feel that beat in time with mine

You smiled a perfect smile that lit up your beautiful face

A tiny hand that wrapped itself around my index finger

Love connected us, without hesitation, as I felt your tender embrace

For years I struggled, I never knew if this day would arrive

Always wondering why it hadn’t happened to me so far

I see others with the perfect family, living a life I wanted to have

And now I finally have you my life, my perfect superstar

I watched as you fell asleep lying peacefully in your cot

I know I should cherish this moment as tears filled my eyes

Soon you will be up and about leaving to continue your journey

I hope every time I look at you I can still see love in your eyes