Disclaimer: Escaflowne doesn't belong to me, unfortunately. It belongs to all those other lucky people. The first two lines of the last stanza I think were inspired by someone somewhere, either a nursery rhyme or a religious song or something. If anyone recognizes it, please tell me. I'm curious to know where it comes from.
The Middle Child
I have always been
A shadow in the background
My sisters were both filled with light
I watched them in the darkness
I see the world in shades of gray and blonde
But no one ever noticed
Does my existence even count?
Perhaps I shall never find out
The two most important men
Looked past me to see them
One was my father, who forgot me
The other was the man I love
These two have always been at odds
Yet they have so much in common
They looked to the two who were beautiful and fair
And in their eyes, I was never there
Dear elder sister, with her ladylike grace
All shall miss your beautiful face
Baby sister, all dote on thee
However headstrong and reckless you may sometimes be
But what of the middle child, oh, I wonder
I doubt that anyone really loved her