Poem: The Observer Sees a Lot

Just sit back and watch
be relaxed and soak up
the atmosphere.
All the goings on
happen around you.
You quickly ascertain
the ones in the forefront
the ones who hang back
and the ones who are there
but on the sidelines
like you.
Each player has their own way
of asserting their presence.
The movers and shakers
and the ones in the shadow.
What kind of company
they keep and what kind
do they avoid?
Every little word, gesture
song and dance
The antics they get to
the humor under the surface.
The puzzle of who they are
every little detail
improvised and habitual
tells who these people are.
And you know more about them
than perhaps they themselves know.