listening to life around me

I should not be sad
because you did not say
what I secretly desired

the morning air is warm
yesterday's rain has left my heart
feeling balmy
and I will brave the crowds
in the afternoon city
searching for smiling faces
to remind me
that my soul was one day free

your silent words twist my heart
like a sponge
wringing it of emotion
bringing it an aridness
I did not desire
how can I not lose faith
in my fellow men?

they will wander arm in arm
looking in shop windows
talking loudly on their cell phones
laughing together at a café
as I watch, alone
trying not to be sad


listening to life around me
25 november, 2006
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