Reflections

What do you see,

Walking in a crowded street full of strangers,

Alone, as I walk.

I see a man, holding his son's hand like a string of hope,

to the future of a man he is going to become,

with the life he is giving unto him.

I also see, a pair of wrinkling eyes lighting up each time you laugh,

Boy, do you know how loved you are?

I see a woman, swinging a lighter out of her pocket,

Lighting up a cigarette, 

Puff after puff, a heavier and deeper one each time,

eyebrows creased,

Lighting up a fire her lungs,

Because it failed to exist in her heart.

A couple stroll by, fingers interlocked, fit to look just exactly the size of a heart,

Looking into each other's eyes as they walk,

Whether her heart be beloved or have a happy ever after,

He chooses to be here because in this present moment,

Because of who you are with him, and who you can be with him.

Or is it something simpler? I don't know.

But he will do you good, as a blessing, if not, a lesson

And you continue walking.

I see all walks of life in notions to bring happiness,

Sometimes through sadness,

I see a mirror, 

each step I take, 

each glance I steal,

hastier and faster than the last,

I breathe hard and scream on the inside,

And it hurts but I feel

alive.

♫ Photograph - Ed Sheeran