200 Poems (completed Nov 25, 2016, 8:52am)

like a scene from an old movie

like a scene from an old movie

I stand in the street 

staring up at your apartment window

hoping to get a glimpse of you

the glow of a single streetlight upon me

perhaps you will look out

see me

emails

sit, unread in my inbox

your voice mail

filled, ignored

text messages

floating in space

dead air

technology failed

so here I stand

like a scene from an old movie

I light a cigarette

a red glow against my face

I see a silhouette

pass the closed curtains

there may be a chance yet

curtain opens slightly

I see you

standing at the window

looking outside

I stare up at you

a slight wave

a sad smile

you raise

your hand

a wave?

like a scene from an old movie

I stand in the street

staring up at your apartment window

you push your hair back from your face

you close your curtains

it begins to rain