31 August 2023

Maybe

In a distant city, 
On a rainy day.

When you get down 
From an auto 
To find a cafe.. and 
Stride on the margins,
To avoid the flash of
Street water-

Like two strangers 
Passing by with the 
Accidental exchange 
Of glances..

May our eyes 
Meet again.

I'll act like I saw 
Someone who looked 
Like you and
Turn past the corner 
Before one of us realizes 
What happened.

Guising in the shade 
Of the past, if any thought,
Crosses your mind..
To color your imagination,
and pull you back..

And if you 
Coincidentally, 
Glide around to 
Look out for something 
You forgot-

There, in the corner,
Buried in a pretense 
Of a magazine, I stand..

Hello! 
Familiar stranger.

Damn! It'll be hard 
Not to smile.

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