Watch the world go by

I sit and watch

Their busy lives

Zigzag past my eyes

I sit alone

Unobserved

Watch the world go by

A mother with her children

Stress lining her face

A smile long forgotten

Sadness in its place

A pram full of shopping bags

Child sat on her hip

Toddler throwing tantrums

As she tightens up her grip

Teenagers girls chatting

Gather in a crowd

Annoying passers by

Giggling out loud

Youthful boys

In their ignorance

Cursing as they walk

Old friends

Meet by chance

Stop in the street to talk

Old man with a walking stick

With each step a groan

Long suffering wife at his side

Hosts a face of stone

A couple strolling hand in hand

Romance in it’s prime

Besotted by each other

Unaware of time

I sit and watch

Their busy lives

Zigzag past my eyes

Snuggled in a doorway

Keeping warm and dry

Begging for some food

Unseen by their eyes

I sit here all alone

Watch the world go by

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