My Side of the World

i am a picture
a pretty little picture hanging on your wall
yes, just a beautifully painted one
one that is unique,
different,
weird...
in a frame, so nobody can touch me
so i can be admired from the outside
everyday, every moment, every second i watch
you, her, him, the fish
my eyes always following you
and yet, although i'm beautiful
although i'm unique
your eyes skim right past me
sometimes, you come and smile
maybe, laughing at me to my face
many times, you come troubled
i just look at you with calm eyes
i wish i could call out
or even reach out and touch you
i wish you would take me along
but this is my side of the world
behind glass "doors"
away from everyone else...
on my own little wall
i'm too unique
too different
too weird for your liking
i'm foreign
no...you are. to me
who are you?
who am i?
i am a picture
behind a frame
who knows a lot
and keeps it to herself
i am a picture
i smile
you don't know me at all