You Don'T Know Me

A million whispered moments pass
as I watch you glide through the crowd,
your measured steps so gracefully danced,
a coy kiss placed upon my cheek,
as you spin in place with each movement.

But it's just another whispered moment,
one in a million, lost in a breath.
A love from a distance, from another place.

You don't even know me.

Upon your chest, I lay my head,
your beating heart sings poetry,
my eyes upon your moving lips
as hushed breath hints rumors of you and me.
It's just another moment.

And it's just another whispered moment,
one in a million, lost in a breath.
A love from a distance, from another place.

You don't even know me.

I can't go on living this dream
I'd give my life if you could just see me.

But it's just another whispered moment,
one in a million, lost in a breath.

You don't even know me.

As the crowd thins, you move away,
like a mist that fills me you simply fade,
leaving me to await another day.
The moments passed yet you linger on
to haunt me.

And it's just another whispered moment,
one in a million, lost in a breath.

I can't go on living this dream
I'd give my life if you could just see me.

But it's just another whispered moment,
one in a million, lost in a breath.
A love from a distance, from another place.

You don't even know me.


09/22/2019
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


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Date: 5/16/2020 5:20:00 PM
Such a captivating piece! My breath goes in rhythm with this gem as I read each word..each line.
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James Inman
Date: 5/16/2020 6:25:00 PM
You are kind, JCB. Thank you.
Date: 4/16/2020 5:27:00 PM
It thrills, I have read it again and it thrills ...
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James Inman
Date: 4/16/2020 5:42:00 PM
Gracias Almudena, nice of you to visit.
Date: 11/22/2019 12:24:00 PM
Hello James ! I already wrote a comment below but this piece touched me and reminded me of a piece I wrote a while back of the same sentiment. I searched my files and just posted it in honor of your lovely work above. I call it “Can you see me “. Thank you for the connection. Darrell
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James Inman
Date: 11/22/2019 6:40:00 PM
Darrell, thank you for sharing this with me.
Date: 11/22/2019 11:50:00 AM
Wow. Beautifully done ! I felt the hope, the passion and the sorrow between the lines for I recognize the face in the mirror. You colored this scene so well and yet gave me the reader room to experience the scene through my own eyes. Very nice work. Darrell
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Date: 10/20/2019 10:29:00 AM
Hello James Inman, I just read this lovely poem. To me it sounds like a romantic poem.Sometimes love is one sided. have a nice day my friend.
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James Inman
Date: 10/20/2019 4:39:00 PM
Thank you for your lovely visit Darlene.
Date: 10/17/2019 7:14:00 AM
This is so beautiful James! As John mentioned, I like the repetition too :-) x
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James Inman
Date: 10/17/2019 9:03:00 AM
Thank you for spending so much time with me Elaine. It has been a pleasure reading your lovely comments. Keep writing.
Date: 10/14/2019 12:00:00 PM
this is so filled with longing. It reminds me of "Just My IMagination" remember that old song from the 70's? And it reminds me of myself and my constant daydreams about guys who did not even notice me in my school. Loved this. Thanks for visiting several of my poems the other say. You chose a few that were really bad. haha
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James Inman
Date: 10/14/2019 3:49:00 PM
Hey, I do remember the song, The Temptations. I'll bet those guys you were dreaming about, were dreaming about you too, but they were too shy to say anything. As for your poems being bad, I enjoyed them.
Date: 10/5/2019 10:05:00 AM
This is very beautiful. I love the flow and the repetition of the key lines. I like this poem so much, I have Faved it to my appreciation and keeping.
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James Inman
Date: 10/9/2019 9:22:00 PM
Hi Janis, hope you're well. Thank you for your lovely visit. Now if I could just figure out how to write music, hunh.
Date: 9/23/2019 10:27:00 AM
Wow I love this James I love the song-like feel of this, love the repeating refrain everything really, well done!
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James Inman
Date: 9/23/2019 6:11:00 PM
Thanks John, lyric is probably one of my worst forms.
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