See vs. Saw

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Wrote this before meeting my best friend.


You noticed me today

I don't know the reason why

It could be that you think I'm interesting

Or ugly

Or pretty

Or stupid

Or you recognized me

Or someone else pointed me out

Or that I was staring at you

Or because of the rumors spreading about me

Or it was only in passing

Or just because

But you noticed me

Your gaze leveled with mine

And

For a split second

The world

S

  T

   O

    P

     P

      E

       D

I couldn't hear

I couldn't think

I wasn't aware of anything other than

You SAW me

You saw me

You saw me

You saw me

You saw me.


And then you didn't.

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