I am

I am poor.
I am powerless.
I am overlooked.
I am surrounded by progress, wealth, and upward mobility.
Caught up in the busyness of life,
I am easy to neglect.
Appointments, meetings, functions…
And endless array of empty “achievements”.
And still,
I am here.
I won’t go away.
I am always with you.
As you cling to your vanities,
I’ll watch
and wait.