Lord R. E. Taylor Poet Free verse

Maybes In a Midnight Bar

I have seen you wandering through my life
A hundred nights in a lonely downtown bar
We have never spoken a single word
Our eyes have never met
Yet I wonder what are you thinking?
You sit alone at midnight
The crowds move around you
No one says a word to you
I doubt that you hear the music
But your fingernails click in time to the beat
Your eyes are dark and cold
They stare straight ahead
Looking at a hundred people
You do not see them
Your thoughts in another place
It is almost as if you cannot hear the song
Almost as if the people do not exist
You are in a world of your own making
Are you thinking about a long lost kiss?
Or maybe about the love you never found
Maybe you are just a sad, lonely drunk
Without a thought in her head
Maybe if I spent time with you
Shared even the briefest moment
We could talk
Maybe we could have a dance or two
And at last you could hear the music

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Chenoa Shiningwater April 2, 2010 at 3:33 AM I really loved the way this took hold of my mind and painted the woman,in the bar and as I read,I realised that I too couldn't hear...all was silent,even with the sounds of the home here.Your words are strong and I just really enjoyed the read.Thank you :)

Carolyn Devonshire April 1, 2010 at 10:11 PM We see people like the woman you describe and wonder what they are thinking, but we'll never know unless we take the time to reach out to them. Very moving depiction of a lonely lady, Rob. Love, Carolyn