The Observer

She always stood in the shadows Quiet and invisible Yet watching and listening Looking at the sky, the people Everything Observing Wherever she went she noticed things Little details Colors Smells She watched how people moved How they talked Observing Sometimes something would strike her Trigger an idea or a poem Other times, she would store it away for another time She almost lived in two worlds One as a participant The other, observing When she sat in a cafe she usually sat alone She preferred it that way It was her time just for her To watch, create, ponder Write Observing