Parade

I see you everyday

Passing the same way

Your phone keeps you at bay

And never a word we say

Instead, you quicken your pace

Instead, you lower your gaze

And yet, to signal your virtue

You show your face and hip-hooray

I have signalled you

(Not learnt or taught at school)

Life and Death is no charade

Our days slip and slide away

And never a word we say
Your phone keeps you at bay
Passing the same way

Aside from the parade

I see you everyday.

Photo by Martin