That guy.

By veingo

I know that guy.

You know the one.
Everybody knows that guy.

Standing at the wall.
Shamefully close to the exit.

Pretending to be waiting for someone.

Watching everyone.

Speaking to no one.

A quick nod if you meet his eyes.
Then he turns away as if something more
important occurred to him.

He's the one nobody notices, until he's gone.

What did he say his name was?

I know that guy.

The one in the mirror.

I never liked him.

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Veingo
Published on Sunday, October 9, 2005.     Filed under: "Spiritual" and "Poetry"
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  • Magdalena On Wednesday, February 1, 2012, Magdalena (615)By person wrote:

    Nicely expressed Veingo, I know the feeling. :)

  • FadedBlues On Friday, January 13, 2012, FadedBlues (2169)By person wrote:

    ...very heavy stuff...just like you, it makes the rest of us see things we don't want to see...

  • Devilish On Sunday, September 25, 2011, Devilish (2658)By person wrote:

    Damn! Well I like that guy.. His name was gorgous..... Scholar

  • A former member wrote: love how it turns on itself..... and exposes in the end.... where we've been all along.... deep, well crafted, nice write, man. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: that's why I never look in mirrors, lol great write ~Silver~ Scholar

  • A former member wrote: wow, i feel this way at school.... makes me feel better. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: Didn't I comment here? guess not.. This is a sweet sweet poem man. Love it Scholar

  • A former member wrote: Ohhh damn. I didn't see that coming. I like that. Good work. Scholar

  • MESUN On Tuesday, June 26, 2007, MESUN (230)By person wrote:

    god i know that so much it fucking hurts.

  • Dancing_Monkey On Thursday, June 21, 2007, Dancing_Monkey (1246)By person wrote:

    Noone likes him.. and mirrors

  • A former member wrote: wow! i am that guy...errr.. girl, in my case!

  • Err0r On Thursday, June 21, 2007, Err0r (365)By person wrote:

    Oh my god how did I miss this. This flowed so beautifully. How you set it up and then nailed it at the end. Every word just sunk into my very soul. I love this.

  • A former member wrote: Goddamn, that was powerful! I haven't read much of your work but this fucking got my attention. ~FAV~

  • urbanhumility On Saturday, December 16, 2006, urbanhumility (1175)By person wrote:

    obscurity delivers lonley wisdom.......you seem to know and speak of it here..........well done........urban

  • Sin On Wednesday, July 26, 2006, Sin (1168)By person wrote:

    its funny that most of the time what we see in the mirror isnt how others see us...self-loathing is usually our biggest flaw...this kinda made me sad, perhaps because i saw myself in this..great write none the less ~kristy

  • Tonights Decision On Saturday, June 17, 2006, Tonights Decision (137)By person wrote:

    This is so true , great read!

  • Dei On Friday, March 24, 2006, Dei (665)By person wrote:

    nice little twist there. well done. the imagary was excellent

  • urbanhumility On Sunday, February 5, 2006, urbanhumility (1175)By person wrote:

    you speak with tender honesty.......this makes your prose so very strong.............well done............urban

  • A former member wrote: this took me by surprise, for sure. i really liked this. the way you crafted it was quite eloquently.

  • A former member wrote: great work i know the kinda guy your talking about..

  • A former member wrote: this jumped my pacemaker at the end. intriguing.

  • blue On Sunday, October 9, 2005, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    ha! you had me going in a completely different direction than what this turned out to be.. well laid simple lines that drew me in and knocked me down.. clever. ~b

  • A former member wrote: Oh my god...mirrors are evil things set upon this earth to make every damn person feel self-conscious each time they look into one. This is a beautiful piece. I know the feeling all too well. *Evangel*


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