He Walked Down The Road

He walked down the road hands in his pockets, head bent as if in surrender to some dark despair. He stopped suddenly as if in search of a sign or reassurance. He shook his head and turned away from the crowd on to a side street. He walked on seemingly lost and oblivious to the world around. Until.. A sound made him aware of two childish voices ahead of him carried clearly on the breeze one was encouraging his reluctant scared friend to ride a bicycle "come on......you can do it......you know you can" The man stood looking at the two. Slowly he smiled which lit his eyes with an understanding and a certain determination Instinctively, he squared his shoulders and turned around and walked firmly back in to the crowd. The world. I looked at him And at them. And I wondered.