Someone Sits Beside Me

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Someone Sits Beside Me

I sit all alone,
somewhere far from people.
I can see them so happy,
with their loved ones.
Here I am so lonely,
I have no one to talk to.
Feeling like this isn't new,
I feel this all the time.

Then he sits beside me,
out of the blue.
I get annoyed at first,
I wanted to be alone.
Seeing those people from afar,
makes me want to cry.
Now how can I do that?
He's near me.

I feel he's staring at me,
What does he want?
I can't make myself,
to face a stranger now.
Initiating a conversation,
seems so tedious suddenly.
I just keep on looking at them,
thinking why I was born like this.

I secretly hope he'll walk away,
I know it's rude but I want it.
I wish he could read my mind,
He would know and leave quietly.
Please, I'm gonna count to five,
One, two, three, four, five.
I slowly counted yet he's still here,
I have no choice but to leave quickly.

-Yuchae
November 1, 2016

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