Last night on my way home in my moment of self indulgence pity a man approached me on a sub way in the down town city I sat there in complete silence as he sat down next to me His clothes were stained and quite aged His eyes I were unable to see for he hid them well behind a pair of scratched shades He was staring at me constantly and I was getting a bit nervous my heart was beating terribly fast There was a terrible stench and I could see by his matted hair that it had been a while since he had a shower I had to admit that I was a bit intimadated by his un socialbly accepted appearance I scolded myself how could I be so ignorant and so snobby why was I judging this man by his appearance I had no idea who he was as if reading my mind He removed his shades and smiled at me He said you know what last night I had a dream I was eating homemade apple pie you know the kind with the lightly sprinkled cinnamon on the top I was confused why was he telling me this He said you know you remind me alot of my little girl well she isn’t little anymore she’s almost twenty one It's been a while since I seen her Your probably wondering why I am talking to you Im sorry deary its just you have such a kind face I looked down at his shoes they were holy and he had newspaper wrapped around his ankles I felt guilty when I saw him staring at my new leather boots that I paid $495 for on sale. He was holding a beautiful silver angel in his hands he noticed my interest and said It was my daughter's I turned to face him and I offered him some donuts that I had in my bag he ate starvingly and smiled gratefully at me What do you do he asked I’m a freshman in college I said Oh, that is good my child an education is an important thing I wanted to be an astraunat growning up as a child I always wanted to fly in the sky' next to God and all his angels you know last night I dreamed of an angel she had a face of such beauty I could hardly breathe and a voice of an innocent child she told me that it would only be a little while before I visited the place just above the stars he grew silent and placed another donut in his mouth I watched a donut crumb fall in his lap he picked it up, licked his fingers and ate the piece we talked for a while longer Seeing this man and hearing his struggle made me regret feeling sorry for myself He told me about his daughter and about my life he asked I told him that my mother had left when I was young but that my father had been great it was long after that the subway had stopped and the doors open I looked at him and said that this was my stop may God be with you He kissed my hand and said thank you my dear sweet child I smiled but Mr. why are you telling me thank you I really didn’t do anything He looked puzzled Oh yes you did young lady you looked beyond the obvious and opened up your heart to an old tramp I have traveled alot of different roads in my time and not once have I met such a sweet child I noticed the pain in your eyes when I first entered the cart I knew that someone must have broken your heart and I knew that I had to sit next to you to tell you that everything was going to be alright and that your gaurdian angel was always with you you were awfully kind to him when he appeared in a disguise and met you for the first time I saw the tramp disapear and a beautiful angel stood in front of me the tracks grew silent and I didnt know what to do A peaceful smile crossed my face as he kissed the top of my head and said my child I am always with you
Reason for writing:
message: Don't judge a person by what you see...because they may be something that your naked eye could never recognize but someone your heart already knew
Birth sign: Aries
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