Phil Capitano Poet Free verse

Shades of Gray

SHADES OF GRAY

A gray wool sweater
she pulls tightly
to her neck
hiding
what little skin
shows and a shiny
silver necklace lacks courage.

The cold gray girl
in the library
tries secretly
to hide
her femininity.
I want to tell her
she is worthy of love.

Does she know I’m watching?
Does she think I’m
a predator
waiting
to pounce?
I want to scream,
“I’m just a people-watchin’ poet”.

One more question about 
the gray-wrapped girl: 
is her fear a
reflection
of her insecurities
or of my gray mind and
the ghosts that inhabit there?

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Weeping Willow April 10, 2017 at 3:14 PM Hopefully somebody will ask her and will be eager to know the truth, whatever that means. WW

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 7, 2017 at 12:19 PM A people watcher too, I really like and most relate to this poem. Cheers Phil

Abdullah Alhemaidy October 31, 2016 at 1:31 PM I read some of your nice neat poems. I liked them clear and calm. Have a wonderful time dear Phil. Phil Capitano October 31, 2016 at 6:14 PM Thanks Abdullah for stopping by and commenting. I wish more would comment even if it was bad at least I would know they had a reaction; that's why we do what we do. Peace.

Gary Bateman July 11, 2016 at 10:00 AM Hello Phil, I like this one too. You seem to possess a very strong verve for these type of writes -- and you do them so well. You blend each stanza very well, and the end question in the final stanza makes the reader think. I like the verse very much: "I'm just a people-watchin' poet." All of us as poets should be committed observers of our fellow man. For me at the end of the day, Poetry reflects the very soul of mankind. SEVEN/FAV!! Cheers and Best, Gary Phil Capitano July 11, 2016 at 10:58 AM Thanks so much for your kind comments and I couldn't agree more about being keen observers of mankind. I'm very glad to see that my words have made a connection with you, we are all more alike than different. I've just posted a poem called 'Dance With Me' about what writing is to me. Think you'll like.