Just so

I'm all straight lines and precise corners

White walls that are bare

I'm exact

Nothing out of place

Not a hair or a pillow or curtain

Or laugh

Or attitude

I am gracious and understanding

Ready to help

Yes, of course

Sure, I don't mind

I would love to

I would love to

And I generally do

Except

When, I would love to becomes

I have to

And they always do because

I'm invisible without it

Text aren't read

DMs aren't returned

I'm not invited

I'm not considered

Unless the,

I would love to's are there

I'm nonchalant

I am rubber and you are glue

I do not indulge in gossip about me

I keep my lines straight

And my corners precise

I don't ask to be included

because

That comes with a price

And sometimes I can't bring myself to say

I would love to

Sometimes those words taste poisonous

Like a betrayal to myself

So potent that I have to spit them out

And I do

Because I'm invisible without them

What is it about me that people refuse to love

Or

Include?

I keep my lines straight

And my corners precise