Tagged: strangers

there is a lack of

there is a lack of
signage in all the familiar
places – we make do,

gesturing, pointing, naming,
tracing, making temporal friends
.
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years of practicing

years of practicing
empathy just to survive –
these makeshift feelings
.
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the places where i

the places where i
look for you are rarely the
places where you pop

up – in between ingredients
of tucked away memories
.
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it takes one walk to

it takes one walk to
become intrigued, one more to
spot annoyances
.
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part of a balanced

part of a balanced
diet consists of asking
just enough questions

and no more, so that we can
savor the joy in mystery
.
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at the end of the

at the end of the
day, i might come over for
coffee, you’ll knock on
the door for
a hammer, we will
exchange all
of the familiar
things without
touching the places
that are sore
.
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tulips are often

tulips are often
traps for the curious eye –
fringed, twisted, single

or double – every once in
awhile, mistaken for strangers
.
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twins, mom and me, more

twins, mom and me, more
and more each day, remark the
strangers on the streets
.
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perhaps at second

perhaps at second
glance, a familiarity,
crossing the decades
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: familiarity

a smile can cross the

a smile can cross the
distance – between childhood and
adulthood, now and

then, reticence and parti-
cipation, strangers and friends
.
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