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Melissa McEwen
Strangers in Love
We don't use
the soft and mushy words
of lovers.
We could
easily
be mistaken
for strangers
waiting
for the bus
because the space
between us
on the bus stop bench.
There are ways
to show the world
that you are his girl —
a ring, a kiss,
his arm around your
shoulder, waist.
Then
there are ways
like this—
when he knows
how you like
your coffee
and buys you one
without you
asking
or when you
get on the bus
and go straight
to a seat
because he always
pays your fare.
