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That Familiar Look

There's nothing good about that look

 

I see it in your eyes and bite my lip

make that little sound my grandfather used to make

 

Two little pulls of air between front teeth and tongue

 

As if to say, "too bad" or "awe shucks"

 

That's the best I can do

 

It's regrettable but oh so forgivable

There's nothing more to give you

There's no more that anyone can

A fact I know because I know the look so well

 

A look I never knew until I saw it leaving me

 

Now I see it everywhere I look

and I remember the feeling

 

I think I always had it and thought I was alone

 

Without it I appear alone and feel alone,

 

yet know different

 

We are an odd bunch

all of us

 

So many stuck in the corners

 

UnAware of the stage

UnAware of the show

just a turn away

 

a party we are a part of

 

All of us

 

A strange group, indeed

 

I wish you could see us

 

But I know that look and you are not alone

 

I wish I could tell you

Maybe you already know

How would I know

You could never tell and I'd never believe

A strange group we are

All of us

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matthew-p-beron
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Sep 27, 2016
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