Rachel Poole

Stunning

Today, a stranger called me  “stunning”.

In that moment, I was stunned…

One word from a stranger made me feel  again.

One word from a stranger made me smile again.

One word from a stranger made me blush again.

One word from a stranger made me look kindly upon myself again.

But also…

That one word from a stranger made me think of you again.

That one word from a stranger made me miss you again.

That one word from a stranger made me hear the echo of your voice again.

That one word from a stranger made me hate you again.

And because of that, I don’t believe that one word from a stranger.

Because of that, I don’t believe I’m  “stunning”.

Because if I was “stunning”, I wouldn’t hear that one word from a stranger…

I would hear that one word… From you.