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The Stranger Across the Room MAG
I sat in the airport reading a magazine
My eyes started to wander across the scene
They fell upon a man with dirty clothes and messy hair
He paid no attention to it, he didn’t care
He wore slim-cut jeans and a worn-out hat
He had a tattoo on his arm of a baseball bat
He had a five o’clock shadow you could see from a mile
And it looked like he hadn’t had a haircut in a while
His face was weather-worn and tanned like leather
He must have lived somewhere with pretty rough weather
He had a scar above his left eye
I wondered what happened, how and why
As I boarded my plane I looked back once more
The man was making his way to the store
As my plane left for Egypt to see the tombs
I couldn’t stop thinking of the stranger across the room
© Anonymous
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Eric DeMeo said...
on Apr. 30 2010 at 9:45 am
Great poem I could imagine wat u were doing.
amanda16 said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 12:11 pm
I really liked this poem because it was very descriptive, I could picture it.
ohxheyitslanzz said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 12:06 pm
Very descriptive !! i could almost see the man form the airport
RaV3n said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 9:08 am
Vivid Verbs, and Adjectives LOVED IT! Be sure to write more limericks, cuz i bet they will be just as good as this one!
Isawyouyesterday GOLD said...
on Apr. 8 2010 at 10:51 am
This reminds me of something I would think. Some would be too self-centered to notice people like this and yet, you highlighted this man above anyone else.
BreeTayler PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 13 2010 at 8:05 pm
I loved it:) absolutely.
BMMSKC said...
on Mar. 4 2010 at 10:21 am
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHERE THAT GUY IS FROM...I LOVED IT
bmmsDW said...
on Mar. 2 2010 at 9:36 am
I like how you discribed the character how he looks and how he has a tatoo NNNNIIICEEE!!!!!
C!tyG!rl777 BRONZE said...
on Oct. 14 2009 at 7:22 pm
Vivid Verbs, and Adjectives LOVED IT! Be sure to write more limericks, cuz i bet they will be just as good as this one!
Phantom_Girl GOLD said...
on Oct. 14 2009 at 4:45 pm
Incredible! Very descriptive and well-phrased. I love it!
ShelbyWu said...
on Jan. 20 2009 at 11:18 pm
I agree with the following comment another person posted. (((Hmm. I enjoyed this. It was both curious and interesting. However, it lacks importance and a reason why you wrote it. Was it simply boredom or something else? =D Nice work. ))
DesertFlower said...
on Nov. 4 2008 at 6:50 pm
I could see everything you said in my head. It was great.
lilmizzcherri said...
on Oct. 31 2008 at 3:12 am
well written.great job!
twilightstar said...
on Oct. 16 2008 at 11:08 pm
Love the subject... you have a really cool grasp of imagery. Rhyming just for rhyming's sake detracts from it a bit, though. Great job!
rahoomhida said...
on Oct. 14 2008 at 8:27 pm
Heyyyy Im from Egypt!! nice job though, I liked the rhythm. I can make a song out of that!!
halfemoonie said...
on Oct. 14 2008 at 4:29 am
Hmm. I enjoyed this. It was both curious and interesting. However, it lacks importance and a reason why you wrote it. Was it simply boredom or something else? =D Nice work.
northcvball10 said...
on Oct. 13 2008 at 9:47 pm
Good poem. It was intersting and flowy.
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