Jakub

I know I saw it
when she looked as if she's catched her existence' first
glimps of light
flickering on and off through a tree shaking in the sun,

and she

she only said 3 empty words to cover up what she was
with a polite what she should be,

"how are you"

a sad look down, her shoes are dirty and they have little holes
(her feet outdoing their slow obliteration in travels)
.

i smiled,
and not knowing how to hide what it was i am and feel in such simple elegance,

left.
(while my shadow stayed for another 3 seconds and held on to
but could not say,
"fine")