stranger on the bus

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by myself, Jul 29, 2006.

  1. myself

    myself just me

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    for a few moments

    someone held my hand

    in a crowded bus

    never saw his face


    i got out of the bus
    i had reached my station

    he remained in

    or stepped out too

    i don’t know


    never met him before
    never to meet him again

    never to feel again

    his hand on mine


    never to know
    who he was

    never to recognize

    him out of that crowd

    just to hold someone’s hand

    into the crowd

    nothing more than that
    and then to forever part


    never exactly knowing
    what it was all about


    wondering if it was real
    maybe it was just the crowded bus

    which placed his hand on mine

    but then there comes a firmer hold

    which before getting any bold

    i have to leave

    to get out of the bus


    hey stranger on the bus
    how could i just leave

    the feeling gently pass

    never looking back?...


    to have no image of you
    only the feeling

    of your hand holding mine?
     
  2. MollyBloom

    MollyBloom Member

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    I like it: looking for meaning in a seemingly random experience. Maybe it's random: then again, maybe it could change your whole life.
     
  3. TrippinBTM

    TrippinBTM Ramblin' Man

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    on the one hand, it's kinda creepy, thinking some strange person is holding your hand. You don't know where those people have been! haha, kidding. I like the spin you put on it though, wondering about this brief connection you had just going about your life.
     
  4. stoney

    stoney Member

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    i liked it, i can relate to it, its like when you see somebody and you dont talk, but then you just think what could of happaned outta that, would it change my life?

    great poem sis
     
  5. alex714

    alex714 To the Left

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    I think it lacks a bit of depth. I think the occassion could be an opportunity for a poem but your wording was a little too simplified in my opinion.
     
  6. AcousticPeace

    AcousticPeace Member

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    i didnt expect that ending. but i did like it.just seemed like u could have sed more.
     
  7. myself

    myself just me

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    Such an experience is superficial in itself. Short too. Before you can realize, it's over. There's really nothing more to be said about it.
     
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