Life Under Lights

 I imagine them staring at me in horror,
An outsider,
Horrifying yet fascinating. 

I'm alone, unwanted and disliked,
A freak,
Someone who should have been shunned.

Yet they no longer ignore me as they used to. 

I imagine them gawking at me,
A fad, a fraud,
Someone who should never have been seen.

I imagine myself trapped under stage lights,
Blinding and unnerving,
The audience watching my every move. 

If it weren't for society's demands,
Hungry and desperate,
I wouldn't need to worry.

I was not destined for this life,
This fear,
This prison under a fake sun.

I do not wish for a life under lights.