In transit

I saw a lady on a bus

and wondered what was all the fuss

as people waved and cheered for her;

she certainly had caused a stir.

Then I saw a lady on a train -

it was the same one once again

This time no-one took any note

of the quiet woman in her coat.

I saw this lady yet again,

but this time she was on a plane

and as the plane took to the sky,

she waved the gathered crowd goodbye.

I asked her about the bus and train

and why her fame had seemed to wane.

She said that it was up to her

to go unseen, or cause a stir.

How people see us, is up to us;

do we give of ourselves, as on the bus,

or do we withdraw, as on the train,

wrapped in a coat of our own pain?

By now she had my full attention

and it was time to ask a final question -

why did our paths cross so constantly?

She held up a mirror, and she was me.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
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