The Stranger Poem by NAYYAR SHABBIR AHMAD

The Stranger



I shook the hand of this stranger
Who had only days before been my Lover
We were about to separate
He to go one way, I another

We hesitated a moment
Tried to think
Failed
Smiled briefly
Then walked away

Our footsteps faltered
Yet again
We looked back at one another
With longing
Or, was it, foreboding?

Waved
Turned our backs on each other
And resolutely
Went our separate way

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