I stared out of the window at sundown,
Waiting to see that face I had once known.
I still remembered the voice as it broke into peals of laughter,
Even as I stifled sobs of my own.
I remembered the innocence of those eyes
Even as I tried to hide the disillusionment in my own.
I scanned the sea of unknown faces to find the one I had known
From long ago.
But of course I would recognise
The contours of that face I had once known,
As well as my own-
Soft cheeks, unlike the wizened wrinkles on mine.
Searched, I did. Scanned a million faces.
But I never thought of looking into the mirror
To see that the face I had known
Was my own.
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