Today I Stopped a Stranger

TODAY I STOPPED A STRANGER I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW IT TOOK A LOT OF COURAGE BUT I THOUGHT IT REALLY OUGHT TO SHOW THE LINES OF CONVERSATION WERE PLAIN AT MY DEFENCE IT TAKES A LOT OF TROUBLE TO FIND IT CAN’T MAKE SENSE SO I TOOK A BIT OF MY HEART AND LAID IT ON THE LINE “MY LIFE’S A MESS, I CANNOT COPE WOULD YOU HELP ME PASS THE TIME” BUT I SAID GOODBYE ABRUPTLY AND LEFT TO GO AND HIDE ALL MY FEARS AND FAILURES HAD BEEN BOUND UP IN MY PRIDE I WON”T STOP AND RECONSIDER WHETHER THE FACE I’LL SEE AGAIN ANOTHER PAIR OF EYES THAT CARE ARE ALL I NEED TO GUARD MY HEART WITHIN FOR SOMEONE ELSE PROBLEMS ARE NOT THEIRS BUT ALL OUR OWN AND COME WHAT MAY MAYBE WHAT YOU SAY WILL LIGHTEN UP A STONE DON’T TAKE THIS AS ADVICE OR CARE IT’S WHAT I FOUND IN FACT A FEW SHORT WORDS CAN CAST A LINE TO GET SOMEONE BACK ON TRACK LET FOLLY FLY AND FEAR BE FILLED IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IT’S TRUE THE HEARTS EXCHANGED THE WORDS EXPRESSED WILL BE ALL WE EVER KNEW SO TIME IS CLEAR AND CANNOT WAIT FOR ERRING HEART’S TO SEE SO STOP A STRANGER ON THE STREET AND DON’T BE SURPRISED IF YOU FIND THAT STRANGER EVEN ME