sly mofo

There was a man.
And he was worthless.
Then
he was not even that
anymore.

He had vanished
and he didn't know it then.
Every other week he tried
to make it.
He worked his very best
to stand out
like he used to.
Before.

The people around him
didn't even mock him.
He was invisible even though
they shook his hand
and took his money.
They simply refused to take
notice.

So after a while
he was sure he grasped it.
He believed that he was
not passé or forgotten.
He had transcended to another dimension.
He could get away
with anything.

His posture changed.
His voice changed.
And while he started doing
all those things invisible people do,
people started seeing him again.

At long last
it was something
worth looking at.