The old man looked at the young girl With kindness radiating from his brown eyes He saw a picture of his past flash in front of his face A past full of life and love, a past full of hurt and hate And remembering all this And wanting to pass on some of this knowledge to the young girl He smiled and began to speak...... The young girl glanced at the old man With indifference dripping from her face She saw a picture of her future flash in front of her eyes A future full of life and love a future full of happiness and hope And seeing all this And not wanting to waste any time with the old man Who had begun to speak to her She turned and hurried herself away...... I watched an old man meet a young girl With different looks on their faces The old man seemed kind and understanding The young girl looked healthy and hurried The old man smiled and began to speak But the young girl ignored him and left him on his own Sadly I watched them part The old man calm and content like a rock The young girl churlish and changeable like the sea......