stranger

music
He is playing the guitar on a street corner. He uses a little cardboard box to collect money. He is young, maybe 17 years old. His clothes are old, his hair is long. People walk by like they don’t even notice him, like they don’t hear his music, like they are deaf and blind. There is no life in their eyes, no passion, it seems as if they are sleepwalking. You know who does have passion? He does. He is playing his guitar like he is playing in a sold out stadium. He is the only person I see who seems happy. Keep it up, stranger.