Just this old guy

Who writes,

The one you see

Watching you

Looking around

Furiously scribbling

Down the words

On a page

While you're drinking

Your latte.

(I'm having just

regular coffee.)

Just this old guy

Sitting in the park

While pretending

To enjoy nature

Maybe even

Seizing the day

Still scribbling

A poem or two

Or three

While you wonder

What the heck

He's writing.

This old guy

Watching you

Pretending not to

Notice.

I won't speak

To you,

Or even acknowledge

Your existence

On the planet.

Instead, I'd prefer

Watching,

Gaining an inspiration

For a poem or two.

Or even three.

Watchng you,

Watching me.

Watching.

10/04/2007

Author's Note: ... actually, I'm not that old, though I am a casual observer of life.....

Posted on 10/04/2007
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