neglected desire.

with tears consuming her face,
she fights a battle,
but never seems to win.

alone, and forgotten.
she starves for their attention,
but goes unnoticed.

devoured by her "need",
she longs to be desired,
but always feels unwanted.

her infatuation, like a poison.
she becomes what she is not,
but still remains in the shadows.

envy floods her veins.
she yearns to observed,
but is not the least bit picturesque.

magazine images cloud her mind.
she can see in the mirror,
but abhors what is reflected.

morals out the window,
she does what she can to be seen,
but grieves inside because of what she has become.

never letting her pain show,
she wears a fabricated smile,
but her eyes scream for acceptance.

seeking, and never finding.
she wants something, someone to cling to,
but loses all hope in humanity.