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encounter on pier 39


 she sat inaudibly alone on pier thirty-nine

 watching colorful sail boats go lazily by

 i didn’t know her name but she was a friend of mine

 and it hurt so badly to see her cry



 with my guitar in my left hand and wishes in my right

 i approached her quietly, careful not to intrude

 the waters were darker than the moonless night

 and i spoke softly to avoid being abruptly rude



“may I play a simple song for you?”

 i asked, carefully watching her beautiful blue eyes

 “i haven’t written it yet so we’ll see how i do.”

 and with that she started to softly cry.



“i wanted to jump into the water tonight.”

 she confessed when i started to strum

 i said, “i could tell your darkness had swallowed the light

 i suppose your desperation told me to come.”



 i laid my pride down and strummed out a song

 a simple story just to say i understood

 and that however she felt things had gone so wrong

 somehow she could still find some good



 my soul has throbbed like fire in the dark of night

 crunched and crushed like flattened trash in the street

 like a thin shelter from wind, covering my fright

 while tearing up pieces to cover my feet



 so i know your broken heart, my friend

 i’ve seen you through the eyes of a broken old man

 so please walk away ‘cause I know you can.”

 and with those words i took her outstretched hand.



 i never saw her again after that memorable night

 but the song was etched forever in my heart

 and somehow it seemed we soared to new heights

 and with the freedom of our song found a new start



 i still avoid the choppy waters of pier thirty-nine

 and find I must avoid the beautiful golden gate

 yet i wonder what became of this lonely friend

 who sat alone one night quietly tempting fate

 tolbert
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