images

blindly he moves on
avoiding yes -
his own and his loved ones
hating the images
his heart painfully held true
till accidentally he collides
with a stranger
and startled, sees
something so beautiful
realizing
it was his own reflection
after all....

gratefully he looks
to this stranger
who meant nothing in his life
desperately finding words
to express the import of that moment
of that presence
wondering at this strange role
in his life
holding on.. and yet
that was the lifetime
they'd lived....