Strange It Was

 

Strange it was

As I watched myself

Talking to this woman,

As if I sat

 On a shelf behind

Observing every move,

She put down a five

Asked for change,

Her eyes were dark

With an emptiness,

A pretty thing

A smile so shy

As I handed her

The change,

She took a one

Said it’s for you,

Kept the four

Then took back

The five,

Smooth as silk

As she stared

Me straight

With her dark

And empty eyes.

 

Stephen Nesbitt ©

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