Thoughts I've today

Are the thoughts I've everyday

When I look out of the window

I see them walking past each other

Are they strangers?

I question myself

Then for a few seconds I see

Their eyes twinkling

Their nose crinkling

Their smile lingering a little longer

When they spot a familiar face in the crowd

Yet they walk past each other

Their feelings unexpressed

Their hands untouched

They juggle between controlling their increased heartbeats

And their nervous breathing

Their eyes stare blankly at the road ahead

Giving away the sadness in them

And just like that they take one step at a time

Away from each other

Wondering if their paths will cross again

And if it happens

Will one of them have the courage to break the shackle?

Maybe yes, maybe no

But until that day comes

They'll be the known strangers!