The foreigner

The foreigner,

The outsider,

Always and never alone.

Standing out in a crowd,

Voices screaming out loud,

But, nobody says a word.

Look at the pavement,

Look at ME

I'm walking tall,

Can't you see -

Look we are the same!

We look strange,

Its true -

Cant go alone -

It's too new.

But what if I need a helping hand.

Will you lend it to me?

Or keep staring indifferently

Walking away on the other side?

You smile, say hello.

A new friend,

I know - 

Thank you for showing me the way.

Lost in a land

I might never understand,

I needed you there

And from the outside, I am let in.

© Leonora Sophie