The Invisible Expanding Woman

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It was imperceptible,

at first,

becoming invisible.

For almost fifty years,

I was a person in the world,

till suddenly eyes began to look 
past or through me

as if I were empty air.

As I gained weight of wisdom

and girth of body,

eyes fell away from me

as if afraid to light,
for fear age is contagious.
(psssst: it is!)

I was a book of Ponderous Truth

disguised, absurdly, as an Eggo waffle.

I poured on the syrup,

and made my peace.

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II.

With our cloak  of invisibility,
comes an increase of our other faculties:
life wisdom, extra-sensory perception,
a heightened radar system.

From behind our convenient disguise
as aging-persons,
we can interpret
your body language.
We see the lifted brow,
the wry smile.
We can read
your energy.
You reveal so much more
than you think you do.

We nod. We smile.
We keep our silence.
But we can
see
right through you.

posted for Mary's prompt over  at dVerse: invisible .