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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Strangers Passing Who Thought They Were Aware of Each Other's Presence

I know you from a distance
but I am not watching you
and you are not watching me
more like we just recognize one another

as if there were a dream
and both of us were there
and while we both spoke words
neither engaged in conversation

instead we just orated to the air
and someone was paying attention
but we did not know whom
and we did not care

and so we both stood aware
of one another's speeches
and grew to understand likes and dislikes
and personalities and predilections

and yet,
we've never met.

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