The Wordsmith

Poetry and Shorts by Brent Allen Bennett

Just Another Man

So just maybe in another life
I would have been your lover
On a different day, I might just be a friend
But as soon as last night became this morning
I knew that I am just another man

I am just another man
And I’m trying my damndest
To be better than the man before
But I know that look
And you know this feeling
Something’s going on that can’t be ignored

It started with a sip and a drink
At the bar
Down the street from
Where I used to work
Two strangers met eyes
With the same thing in mind
So the across the room ritual began

Just another Thursday night feeling lonely
By myself in a crowded bar
One of those nights
Everybody’s looking for somebody
So we don’t have to be lonely
Alone anymore

Short conversation shortly
Led to relocation
The rest, as they say
Is in the books

I am just another man
Believe me I didn’t have that planned
But believe me I sure didn’t mind

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