The Woman on the Sidewalk

Kind eyes and a warm smile

She glanced my way

and parted her lips

The words she said I'll never know

For as soon as she appeared

The words she let go

were swept up in the wind

And she, too, disappeared

Never to be seen again

Though she didn't know me

Nor I her

I'd be lying if I said it didn't sting

When I didn't understand a thing