I can't help
but gaze
at your curly hair
so I hope you please forgive me
if I continue
to stare.
Your little dress
reminds me of the one
I bought
as a younger man
with the same loving
thought.
Where is your mother
darling?
Are you all alone?
Your smile
and that laugh
puts me in a comfort zone.
I've been watching you
this week
through these lonely eyes
and if you heard my story
there would be no
surprise.
I sit
at a safe distance
on this park bench
with my fingers
underneath
in a tight clench.
I'm a lost man
who is sick
from these feelings inside
with a broken weary heart
long since
denied.
I would love to walk over
and ask
your name.
If you say it's Sarah
then I'm glad
I came
and if my late wife
were here
she would surely know.
You just remind me
of the daughter
we lost over 50 years ago.
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but gaze
at your curly hair
so I hope you please forgive me
if I continue
to stare.
Your little dress
reminds me of the one
I bought
as a younger man
with the same loving
thought.
Where is your mother
darling?
Are you all alone?
Your smile
and that laugh
puts me in a comfort zone.
I've been watching you
this week
through these lonely eyes
and if you heard my story
there would be no
surprise.
I sit
at a safe distance
on this park bench
with my fingers
underneath
in a tight clench.
I'm a lost man
who is sick
from these feelings inside
with a broken weary heart
long since
denied.
I would love to walk over
and ask
your name.
If you say it's Sarah
then I'm glad
I came
and if my late wife
were here
she would surely know.
You just remind me
of the daughter
we lost over 50 years ago.
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