When I awoke
In the cool light of morning,
I sat up,
Stretched,
And looked around.

I went to the window,
And peered out,
Anxious to see what the day would bring.

I saw the rain
Falling gently,
Dripping down the glass
With a soft tapping noise,
Like fingers brushing on wood.

The day was new
But the day was dark.

When I looked out the window,
All I could see
Was my reflection,
Staring back at me.

I looked closely,
Observing this stranger,
Who gazed back so intensely.

Who was this figure in the window,
Who did that face belong to?
What would it do?

I had no answer to my questions,
Only time would tell.

But in the meantime,
I gazed
And gazed

And the stranger
Gazed back
Too.