Semblance
I saw her from aside,
Her face was darkened by shadow ,
That fell from the bulb above,
I could not sight her clear and straight,
Nevertheless the outline seemed familiar,
I bent down and tried to focus,
Only as far as she thought that I was not odd,
Wow she was known and known to me for sure,
She was my sister and I was sure,
Why did then she not talk to me,
She had also seen me for true,
Even she exuded the aura,
That I associated with my sister,
A strange feeling enveloped me,
Talking to stranger is not my forte,
But she was not a stranger,
However as I did try to open my mouth,
I thought she may not be but I was a stranger to her,
She bore a semblance for me,
but I did not for her,
so I kept quiet,
and looked away from her.
Copyright © Shishir Gupta | Year Posted 2005
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