ANGEL IN DISGUISE

take a look at the ordinary
don't need to search for paradise
you could be next to an angel in disguise.

as those words rained on me, i took a look at the person sitting next to me.

and, of course, wondered if he was my angel in disguise.

he may just be a second "wayne" in my life.

wayne, who helped me out of that jaded mess when i was 20. whom i've never seen since.

like wayne, this guy is practically a stranger to me still.

perhaps that's why he doesn't quite judge me when we speak.

i've only met the guy twice, but whenever i'm by him, a sheet of silence seems to hover over us.

the conversations are quiet, and when there are none, i just feel extremely comfortable.

his presence is the exact thing i needed wednesday night.

i was just looking for someone to sit by me and not speak...someone i was at ease doing that with.

but, he's a stranger...and i can't call on him to do that for me.

and, like with wayne, i know we'll never be more than just strangers.

comfortable strangers.