Caroline Smith Poet I do not know?

The Stranger

She's there
Staring straight at me
Her eyes filled with emptiness 
I've seen her before
Yet she is unrecognisable 

She's here everyday 
Always the same
No expression or word does she utter
Just looks and stares

What does she want?
Why is she here?
Time after time
Year after year

A troubled aura surrounds her
I hold her gaze
Leaning in closer desperately trying to catch glimpse
Of who she is and what troubles her so

Our eyes locked
No break or waver
Suddenly I shudder...
Instantly she does the same

Startled I step back
Instantly she does the same

I scratch my head
Confused and dazed
Instantly she does the same

Looking around
Can anyone see?
Who is this stranger looking at me?

I lean in again
And soon I see
The stranger I'm looking at
Would appear that it's me

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Wendy Rycroft November 26, 2016 at 10:38 AM This is a very well written poem it flowed x the next time you look at that person tell her you love her xxx lol x