as the chill
overtakes my body
i am enveloped by
the stillness that
reminds me of
fainting on the podium
as i know my
blood is rerouting
to the balls of my
feet, wishing to hide
from this ugly situation
i remind myself
that he is not
a god
and that they are
missing out on
something
spectacular
by passing me by
on the subway,
failing to catch
my eye
 

~Jan Brian Vis