kindness of strangers 

we rely on friends 
to be family

and then 
after they leave

we're left 
with only

the kindness 
of strangers 

despite everything 
behind our eyes
 
in a split second 
we realize

you're a part of me 
I'm some of you 

before the fear 
splits us in two

we make a gesture
we remember 

the kindness
of strangers

the body
next to me

the one 
across the way

the crowd 
in front of me

ones 
on display

you and me
full of pain

and the ecstasy
that awaits

as strangeness 
comes into view