Have you heard the term “middle child syndrome” is the belief that the middle child is ignored, excluded and maybe even neglected.
Growing up it felt like this
And I couldn't mention it because my mom would say that I'm being dramatic and that she loves and treats us all the same but her actions said otherwise.
I have feelings too, but I have to put a wall up to hide those feelings if not “i'm too sensitive”
Sometimes it feels like i'm not as important as the rest,
Not feeling special
Am I not special because I'm not the first or last born?
But why is that?
In my poem I am exploring rejection and the feeling of isolation. Sometimes while growing up I felt like there was a difference in treatment between me and my siblings, but looking at things now I understand the situation and why I felt like that. I wrote this piece because I myself am a middle child. The writing process was easy and it didn't take me much time.
"I liked how you described the way that you felt and how your words made me also feel the isolation that you have felt. You made a nice poem! I liked the structure and the opening line."
--Lynne Vu