Unreturned Echo

Always there,
Grasping everywhere for it.
Wondering when it will find me.
Wanting to know:
Am I worthy?
Do I deserve it?
Am I allowed to feel this feeling?
Constantly tormented,
Abused,
Discarded,
Or forgotten—
Sometimes multiple at once.
Hollowing me out,
Fading me,
Until I am nothing but a sound
Searching for a wall to bounce off.
Confused as to why affection avoids me,
Only to uncover the quiet truth—
An echo that affection never finds.