<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=527928" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Old Mrs Truber</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Always be yourself, Mrs Truber said, <br>Don’t be what you’re not. You sat <br>And studied her as she sat opposite <br>Stirring her cup of tea, took in her <br>Greying hair, her lined features, the <br>Way her bony fingers held the spoon <br>That stirred. People try to be like others <br>And find themselves out of their depth <br>And drown in the waters of lies and deceit, <br>She added, bringing her light blue eyes <br>On you. You began to speak, but the words <br>Were stuck in your throat. She smiled and <br>Tapped your hand. We are what we are, <br>She said, but often we are tempted to become <br>Actors wearing a different mask, trying to <br>Be a different person. You nodded slowly <br>And thought how beautiful she must have <br>Been once. Her eyes sparkled as she spoke, <br>And as she brushed her hand through her grey <br>Hair, you thought you caught a glimpse of her <br>Youthful self peering out of eyes like a child <br>Staring from windows in a locked up room. <br>You sipped your tea and watched as she brought <br>Her hands together as if in prayer. You closed <br>Your eyes, but when you opened them again, <br>The room was empty and she wasn’t there.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Terry+Collett">Terry Collett</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=527928" data-title="Old Mrs Truber de Terry Collett" data-description="Always be yourself, Mrs Truber said, Don’t be what you’re not. You sat And studied her as she sat opposite Stirring her cup of tea, took in her Greying hair, her lined features, the Way her bony fingers held the spoon That stirred. Peopl..."></div> </div> </div>

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