Stranger

Tahlel Omar 2000 (palestine)



You, the one who's far away
your absence is visible
in the presence of my love
all this space surrounding me
and I still feel empty
won't you come back
You stranger
and become a familiar to me
once again
make your absence filled with your presence

About this poem

I had written this poem because I miss someone who is now a stranger to me.

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Written on June 17, 2022

Submitted by tahlilom18 on September 10, 2023

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Scheme ABCDDEFDGH
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Characters 247
Words 47
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

Tahlel Omar

I grew up loving writing and especially in English and although it is my 3rd language, I grew this love of writing and now I have 4 self published books, two poetry and two novels. more…

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