Ignored

All I ever wanted
Was someone to hold me tight
A comforting voice to tell me
Everything will be alright

I just want to know I matter
That someone thinks about me
And that my loneliness
Isn't really meant to be

I'm too scared to ask anyone
For fear of rejection
So I keep quiet
For my heart's protection

But I wonder if anybody sees me
When they walk by
Would it hurt to say a kind word
Or is it easier not to try

Everyone can ignore me
But I can't ignore everyone
And no matter how hard I try
The despair I can't outrun

Am I really alive
Maybe I'm dead
Maybe this was fabricated
All inside my head

Is it even possible
There's a world like this
Where the cries and pleads of another
Are so easy to dismiss

Is this to be my life
Waking up each dawn
Too scared to end my life
And too scared to move on