Edward Clapham Poet Rhyme

Just Like You

Just like you

I saw a woman today, just like you.
Dark hair and almond eyes, with high 
Cheek bones from the east; slender with
Gently curving hips.
Just like you.

Walking the cobbled streets at night, in the 
Cool of the northern summer, the crowds
Swirl past me; and I glimpse someone
With lilting walk.
Just like you.

It is as though you have come to
Haunt my thoughts, like a phantom
Living in my neurones; a pleasing memory,
that invites a smile.
Just like you.

Again, but now in a southern summer,
Sitting in the sub-tropical soft caress
Of evening, amidst the hub-bub of a
Busy restaurant, I see a woman.
Just like you.

Her long dark hair drifts down across her
Graceful curves, and your phantom enters
My mind; sparkling eyes and crimson lips
That part, to softly speak.
Just like you.

I saw a woman today, just like you;
And my eyes mist with tears,
That I blink away, holding my head erect
In defiance and independence
Just like you.

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