I See People

I see people

I see some walking and enjoying their lives

Then I see others

I see others looking down at the ground looking crestfallen and I wonder

I wonder what goes on in other people's lives

What they experience

I ask myself this question:

"Do they experience the same troubles as each other?

Or do they lead completely different lives?"

I see people

I see some walking into dark alleys with nothing but raggedy clothes on their back

I see others chatting away on the phone with business suits and briefcases

I wonder if these two completely different types of people ever went to school together

If they knew each other

I see all kinds of people

I see people and I wonder if they would have completely different lives based on one little decision

If getting an A on that one exam could mean getting into the college you strive for

If having the courage to talk to that one girl could mean you're meeting your future wife

I see people and wonder if they had made life-changing decisions

If those decisions had affected the way they live now

I see people and think

I think about how they all have lives, families, homes

I think about all these different people and how I'll probably never see them again

I think about all the stories these people have and they will never be shared

I see people

And I wonder