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Where do they all go when they're not here?

I saw two young girls, giggling,

Comparing carrots to I don't know what.

A man passes me in a hurry,

Lines of concentration on his brow,

Swirls of anxiety in his wake,

While a silver haired old lady

Peruses the wine labels, half smiling.

I wonder if she's planning a romantic dinner.

Two small children pass in a cloud of laughs,

Ignoring the cries of a harried mother

And hiding round the corner of the bread rolls.

Waiting breathlessly, wide eyed, grinning.

A pair of teenagers lounge studiously,

Studying the CD racks with one eye

And a couple of girls with the other,

Exuding nonchalance and pheremones.

People in shop uniforms bustle,

Filling shelves, sweeping, giving directions

With fixed grins, genuine grins, warm smiles,

An occasional grimace.

White, black, brown, yellow,

They're all here, and then gone again,

Replaced minute by minute.

Where do they come from?

Where do they go?

What do they do, think, want, dislike?

How many are saints, sinners, lunatics?

Are any of them aware of me? Each other?

Oh, my line is moving,

Got to go.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    And we still keep on questioning. This is very well written. I enjoyed it very much. thanks.

  • 1 decade ago

    Most interesting.Like the person who asked could it be possible to know:

    how many raindrops in a rainbow?

    if a cat were to purr all its life how many people would stop to pet it?

    if there had been no wars past or present what would life be like in total peace and harmony?

    if mosquitoes were vegetarians would be their favorite food?

    if a turtle didn't have a shell where would it call home?

    if flying fish could really fly where would they go?

    if chickens laid pickles instead of eggs what would we have for breakfast?

    if a clown fish could tell jokes would we laugh?

    if there was no winter what would squirrels do with their extra nuts?

    if snowflakes each had a name would we stop to count them?

    if the stars in the sky stopped shining would the moon be lonely

    Source(s): Just a bit of writing inspired from the asker
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    When one is forced to stop - one starts to look around. What stories and personalities are present - if we only take the time. I used to love those convention lines - a few friendships were made ♥

    http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2008/07/11/alg_ipho...

  • 1 decade ago

    Hey, this is very well written, I loved it. Looking for the personalities behind the impersonal encounters.

    We should stop more often to look at what's going on around us, really look.

    Thank you for sharing this.

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  • Ice
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Good commentary on stepping back and thinking about all those people we see and meet every day.

    Reminds me of watching documentary films with old footage and thinking "I wonder what happened to those people?"

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