Friday, July 12, 2024

Loving her April 20, 2012

 

They love her,

I don't know why.

 It's in their eyes even here,

 as the student leads us to the library,

even as we enter the room,

 gazes turn in her direction,

as if she is a movie star,

 holding luncheons in her honor,

 letting her up on stage to perform,

this small town reporter,

 here like no other I've seen before,

 what magic does she possess

 that makes people adore her,

 like this invite to \ teach here on career day,

 no best selling author,

 no famous actress,

yet, they love her.

I see it in their eyes,

 in the way they react,

in the way they talk,

 none noticing me in the least,

 just her shadow for a day.

 What makes them feel this way,

what power does she have over all of them,

 over me, too,

as I take my place

in the line of her admirers.

 


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