unwanted — Summary

picked last to do everything never somebody's first thought never being accepted never wanted

everyday you walk the halls but nobody realizes that you're there no one cares about your weekend or if you did the homework or what happens at home

no one wanted to hear your story no one cares if you ate lunch or what you really thought inside it's because you're unwanted it's because they want you gone

but that's okay really you're used to it used to the way your dad yells at you the way you're stuck without a voice the way no one bats an eye if you're gone they just don't care you're unwanted

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Written as a direct address to "you," this poem describes what it feels like to be ignored every day, especially at school. The speaker lists small moments of exclusion: being picked last, being passed in the hallway without a glance, having no one ask about your weekend, your homework, or your lunch. Nothing dramatic happens. The pain comes from how ordinary and repeated it is.

The mood is flat, tired, and heavy. The repeated words "never," "no one," and "unwanted" pile up like a drumbeat, and the final line leaves the word hanging alone. The line "but that's okay really" sounds like a shrug, yet it reads as numbness rather than peace. The mention of a dad who yells suggests that home may not feel safe either, though the poem says little more. The "you" could be the speaker talking to themselves, which makes the loneliness feel even more private and hard to escape.

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