The Invisible Woman

In this age of technocracy, isn't it amazing how easy it is to disappear entirely? All it takes is one small thoughtless action on the part of another. Say...having one's wallet stolen.

Thats all it took to turn my rather vigorous existence into none at all. I've got nothing to prove that I am who I am. I can't get an ID without 3 other forms of ID. So I'm reduced to the rights of a 12 year old, without a bank account, without booze, and without a credit card.

I've discovered a fatal flaw in the system. All this reliance on state and federal systems of keeping track of people can't work if one little accident takes away someone's identity. I have no way to get it back because the other forms of ID I need were stolen with my state ID.

I still can't believe how easily it is to become a nobody in today's society. Not in the ephemeral sense, but in the a very real, powerful sense. I do not exist any longer.

I guess all we have is what we leave with others.