Fewer Strangers

 Stranger with sunflower, him or me?
An excuse to talk; if him
to anyone; if me
he waited
hours
days
weeks
he seemed aged
so
years?

That was happening a lot back then. 

Lately I've been trying to remember.
Passing through each of life's bodies.
Too-open faced while young,
too-in-between for
days
weeks
now
years?

When people ask me for directions,
that's so dumb of them.

What do my props make me look like?
What does this look like?
A person wants to ask, hey, I'm a person,
what does this look like? I have a flower,
I have a book. I have a baby. How do I look?






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