a stranger

looks at me
into me
and i'm locked
in their eyes

a stranger

holds my heart
my mind
and i reach out
for theirs

a stranger

knows my name
and beckons i come
but then turns away
and leaves

a stranger

calls me and asks
how i am i go i've been
i smile in habit
but remember that they're

a stranger

whom i know
i worry i love
hand in hand
a well-known stranger

you are a stranger here