The Observer

A Poem

John O'Neill
Spiritual Tree
Published in
2 min readFeb 6, 2021

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Image by Martin Winkler from Pixabay

What would it feel like, do you think
If you caught someone watching you
From a spiritually distanced vantage point
Whose look appeared to both sum you up
And define you at a glance?
That knew you intimately in a manner that
No one had ever been able to achieve before?
And what if this nameless observer
Whose presence felt so familiar
You were finally able to identify
And the stranger turned out to be “you” as well?
A bit…

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John O'Neill
Spiritual Tree

Retired human services executive, living in Massachusetts near Boston, trying to be a better human being each day than the day before.