Chasing Shadows
I saw your curly crop of hair
Overtop the aisle,
I ran to you
Only to be greeted by a strangers smile,
I saw your bag in the halls,
Flashing red across my vision,
But when I caught up to you
Another man was in my collision,
Your shoes, your truck, your hoodie
Everything I see,
A shadow of you,
The mirages won’t let me be.
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Love the rhythm of your curly crop of hair — it dances along. I think you’ve perfectly captured the feeling of longing to rush to someone who’s no longer there.
Such a human experience, reacting to things familiar because of the people we attached them to. Even years after the fact, I still catch myself second-glancing certain things.
There is a universal quality to this experience. You have captured moments many of us have had.