Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

Old Timer

You never go unnoticed
You choose to be different
And carry it with humble pride

You dare to take the stares
As you idly walk the streets
Where you don’t seem to fit in

Like a character
Out of its time
Out of its place

You stand out
And make us normal people
Stop and stare and
Maybe some of us stop to think

Every once in a while
I will think back and see
Your eyes, your look

To me you’re a question mark
About society’s value system
And the price we put on
A smile, a touch, a kind word
A hug, a chat

I saw you again today
After so many years
Just a few yards away
But I didn’t have the time
To say hello and ask how you’d been

I never have the time
To stop and listen


AP: 3rd place 2026, Honorable Mention 2020

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Gayle Rodd September 16, 2017 at 10:05 AM Delightful and adventurous! Line Gauthier September 16, 2017 at 4:19 PM Have a great weekend. Appreciate your comment.

Gayle Rodd September 16, 2017 at 9:59 AM A touching poem about the realities of society and its treatment / ideas of perhaps those less fortunate??- Loved the line "..and the price we put on A smile.... I think that's somewhat true whether we want to admit it or not. Line Gauthier September 16, 2017 at 4:18 PM Thanks for your comment.