I've seen you watching me,
like you think you know me
Do you?
No, you don't.
Eyes squinted, piercing through my mind,
like you can read my thoughts
Can you?
No, you can't.
Nose high in the air, pride in your nostrils,
like you can smell my lies
Can you?
No, you can't.
So why the judgmental smirk?
Why do your eyes breathe fire on me?
What gives you the right to assume
I'm someone
who I'm not?
Author notes
I don't like you, stranger! I hate when strangers, or even people you "know" think they know you inside and out...outsiders...sometimes you just want to tell them SHUT UP you don't know me...you don't know my situation, my history, my thoughts.
A contest entry
- Letter to a Stranger by Loki.
1375 points, ended September 20, 12 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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absolutely!
this encased the "stranger"/"outside looking in" feeling.
great write!
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Wow.. the repetition is strong. This poem is strong. The thought behind it is strong. The words spoken are bold and beautiful and proud. People who judge you who don't even know you are easy to hate. They know nothing about you. Absolutely true. I love this, except I think I would change the title. It sounds too nice. Maybe something like "You Don't Know"... I'm horrible with titles. Best of luck in the contest!
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Love the structure...and the repetition that really drives home...
People judge from afar...and they're irrelevant...you don't need to deal with people like that.
Hopefully people close to you don't feel like strangers either...
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