The Stranger

Standing tall
without excuse or apology
under that ridiculous
small straw hat
between the plain
dull parentheses
of your long straight hair
your eyes astonish
your stare a challenge
fixing me in place
unable to dismiss you
to turn away
to continue as if
I hadn’t seen your dare
your insistence
I recognize you
one more bright
singularity
reshaping all the space
we share