Coin

On a moonless night riding back from my tired job I opened my wallet on the bus Giving the conductor a few bucks The conductor gave me a note and a coin I carefully placed the note in my wallet As it was time for the coin to join the fate of the note The coin slipped away through my careless fingers Into the darkness of the bus floor I searched the floor for the coin All i saw was nothingness The fellow sitting next to me shone light from his smartphone towards the metal floor With that light i looked for the coin to no avail I asked my fellow passenger before me for the coin They looked for it in vain Then came the word of defeat from their mouth With concern on my face i asked the passengers behind me They too showed the white flag in couple of seconds I sat there for sometime so people may dismount the blue chariot with four wheels As time passed by, i was restless When the fellow next to me left the seat I rose up and checked the back of the blue chariot The conductor saw my anxious searching And asked me what was the matter I said in a low voice, “I lost a coin.” Then i continued my quest for the coin While i was on my quest The conductor came to me and took out a coin from his conductor’s bag And placed it in my palm with a small smile At that moment my mind was playing a tug of war to whether accept the coin or not The next second i accepted it with my heart At that moment i was blessed with kindness by the world