Sunday, December 15, 2013

The Neighbour's A Stranger (Poem)


“Hey,
Who's the cutie?”
“I don't know.
She lives across from me.”

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It's that familiar face
Of a stranger,
Each sight,
Every silent meeting at the bus stop,
Inspires a yearning,
To close the distance between neighbours.
How could someone across the street
Feel worlds away?
Might as well be space-bound,
Or move countries away.
Then, maybe,
All of this might make sense.

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“You should talk to her.
It's clear you want to.”
“Maybe next time.
I see her often enough.”
“Don't wait too long,
you might miss your chance.”

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It's that quiet goodbye,
Moving day,
Parting ways with the familiar stranger,
Spent too much time waiting.
The last sight,
the last silence,
The heart-wrenching self-hate,
The love at last sight.

-Zero

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