Wandering Jew
Alone, Not Lonely
Like a Will O' the Wisp he drifts through the nights
Arbitrarily wafting through darkness to light
Barely an impression is made upon those whom he meets
Merely the observer in the back row seats
Still, his eyes do see, his ears do hear
Unobtrusively studying his neighbors year after year
He glories at their triumphs, grieves at their travails
They don't know his name or calling, though they walk the same trails
Here he stops to help an elderly woman bring groceries to her door
There he stops to assist the loader with packages by the store
Purchases a fast food dinner, money earned digging a ditch
Watches as the Little Leaguers toss season's first pitch
Hair on his shoulders, sandals on his feet
Philosophy only to help those he should meet
Not a single soul didst ever he harm
Yet many upon sight of him react with alarm
Alone, not lonely, wandering city to town
Helping where able, leaving when run down
Some vilify him as a hobo, transient, homeless
Call him useless trash and curse his aloneness
Those he gifts with a wistful smile as quietly he walks away
Looking for another he can help this day
If you see a bedraggled man walking down the street
Instead of ire, perhaps with compassion you can greet
We don't know the story, we don't know the pain
But benefit of doubt given can ease all our strain
Like this wandering Jew, he may have many burdens to bear
Weight of a world with others to share
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald is a 911 dispatcher of 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp
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The more I read this the more I like it, it has a spiritual charm all of its own.