Distantly

and so you will never meet me,
except in the distance
and I will not be distantly yours
or anyones.

there shall be no
brief encounter
of even the briefest,
your brief case
on a seat next to mine
shall not hungrily
snap at my heals.

there shall be no waves,
no hugs farewell
or even a peck
on a bird table
filled with scraps
from a meagre table

and so we shall be
distantly unacquainted
and with the frequency
of non meetings
I shall distantly nod
at the shoe shine man
who shivers in the
winter cold.




Poetry by Elle The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2010-10-12 at 20:43

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John Ashleigh
A pleasure to read, Elle. An interesting subject, with an equally interesting mood. Thanks for writing, and thanks for sharing.

Regards,
John.
2010-12-04


shells
Interesting subject and nicely put, we are just one in a crowd, liking that second stanza.
2010-10-13