Passerby



I was once a Passerby , touched once,
shared beliefs, common touches,
in brief moments,
hands touched,  with souls
learned..

In the dark the lights never came on,
those to feel the touch, words never to speak
  
Now to the day in light we walk and pass by.

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strangers then known then strangers again .

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Written on October 02, 2024

Submitted by charlief132 on March 06, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXX XX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 259
Words 54
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 2, 1

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