Floating around in a sea of strangers
Every face looks like a blurred pixel, part of a bigger picture
Most of what I see seems so unfamiliar
People looking so different yet so similar
Amidst all the chaos, I find a face I know
Standing out in the crowd with a seemingly unearthly glow
I try locking eyes with eyes that don’t meet mine
All I can do is look intently, as I run out of words and feel ever so asinine
My arms don’t move and my heart beats rapidly, like a hamster running on a wheel
My head spins in circles, as I can no longer feel
It’s only been a minute and the moment has now passed
The face is now gone and I’m stuck in the past
Wishing words had come out of my mouth
Wishing things didn’t always go south
Perhaps someday I can see clear, perhaps someday I can find my space
Perhaps someday I’ll be a pixel truly part of the picture, no longer out of place.
Anupras Mohapatra is a former opinion editor for The Daily Cardinal and currently serves on the Editorial Board. He is a senior double majoring in Computer Science and Journalism.