Saturday, February 5, 2011

Poem: Mistaken Identity

Yesterday I saw you in the street
And went up to you to say hello
Of course it was someone else
Because you are gone
Lost to the confusion of myth 
And the make believe of eternity.
I had forgotten already,
Just for a moment. 

4 comments:

Alice said...

Great poem!Love the line "Because you are gone".waiting for another post.

Nothing Hummingbird said...

Thanks for your comment! Hope you enjoy the next one :)

Jo Bryant said...

This poem really jumped off the page at me - which considering all the other wonderful poems on the page - you have a gift - are a wordsmith of outstanding quality. Thank you for sharing your words and world.

Nothing Hummingbird said...

Thanks so much for your really lovely comment, glad you liked it :) xx