Old Man

He was always at the same spot, least everyday I passed In the snow, rain, cold or really hot his shadow was cast He never really said much or took people out of their way But many people he did touch his sign just saying to pray Some people would stop and talk, some a smile on their face Others would just continue to walk uneasy in just such a place Some would toss a wave or a smile and that became everyday And yet all the while it was the man with the sign just saying to pray And as the subways roared in and the next wave would pass by We have all fallen in our own sin as so being one reason why And there read other reasons too all stenciled neatly on his sign But today there was something new right there on the very last line Perhaps you never gave Him a thought each day in passing him by Up until now you never sought and didn't think that you'd ever try But it was that last line wasn't it that finally did draw you near The fact that the old man never quit, to you that finally did adhere