Estranged

Clear eyes see

and a clear mind knows
that the world is unchanged

Traffic still moves in push/pull.
Language
mostly coarse and derisive
still fills the air.

Hummingbirds
have not replaced
the pigeons at our window.
There is no rainbow
at the horizon.
Life - both mundane and beautiful
moves along
unfazed.

I will step out
into the tide of humanity
with this secret held
in my heart.
No one could look at my face
and see that
my existence has been redefined.
They have not been blessed
by your fingertips
were not waken as if from death
by your lips
They slumber
as they go about their days.

While I
now wonderfully estranged
stride past
unnoticed.