It was there

I swear I saw it

her

the light glancing off her hair

sparkle

in her eye

her teeth smiling in the sun.

or was it a dream

there

she is

sitting by herself in a corner

talking to no one but herself

she looks rather strange

does she even think of me?

I munch on a sandwich

and stare into space

I think I see a particle or three

but the light can play tricks on the eye

And the eye can mess with the mind.

I see her over there

not thinking of me.

A chorus buzzes in my ear

as the orchestra rises to a peak

and subsides

like a gigantic wave crashing to the shore

I heard it once

I’ll hear it again.

I bob my head to the music

although there’s no music to be seen.

I smile to no one but myself

and see movement to the side of my vision

she’s walking towards me

wondering why and what and who

I am.

Originally written on 2003.02.26