Hello friends, I am happy to give you "Mixed and Shadowed": about the indifference that exists among everyday strangers. I hope that you enjoy it!
Mixed and shadowed
as I walk along
the busy street
I wonder if
our eyes will meet
I lower mine
as you walk by
to avoid greetings
and curt replies...
people file
and shuffle on past
only fleeting
glances are cast
ne'er do I wonder
where they go
nor do I ponder
who they might know...
it seems as though
we are fettered here
to walk amongst
each other, queer
to none do we
dare affixing
all we'll e'er be
are shadows, mixing...
that's how we like it
leave us alone
we hasten our steps
get ourselves home
no conversation
or getting to know
the depths of our brothers
friendly or foe...
oh! what hopeless
interpretation!
dour themes of
capitulation!
gaze upon us
withdrawn and bowed
feeling nothing
but mixed and shadowed...
