bumped into each other by
circumstance
later learning that we
ran in similar circles
knew the same people
shopped at the same stores
she even sang in my sunday morning service
but i
was blinded by my circumstances
plagued by the perils of my past predicament
she never even entered into my conscience
but today this just happened to be circumstance
i went on errands passing a plethora of peddlers
for one planned purpose
so by circumstance i stopped for petroleum
and in the midst of increasing the lethal emission that destroy ozone layers, polar bears and puppies
she said hello
and as pleasantries were exchanged i realized that
she
was the portrait that danced in my mind when slumber grabbed hold of my soul
as she told me her name
i
paused
the perfection of this moment had played in my mind
but in my dreams just as she uttered those words
i
was sent running back to reality
forced to face the real world
but today this is the real world
she was real
we were real
and i was
learning that nothing happens by circumstance
today was destiny
this was destined to be
because this moment would not have been this perfect
had it happened any sooner than right now
she was my right now
she was lost in love but realized that her only way out was to be found
and even though i was no longer seeking salvation
my soul still searched for solace
for the father said man should not be alone
and scripture reads he who finds a wife finds a good thing
she was my good thing
she was my grove thang
she was my lullaby that lulled my soul to peace
she was my peace
and when the world would scream
and my mind would race
and my day seemed as if it was on fire
she was my cool sunday breeze
she was a soft note from a jazz saxophone that swelled with soulful emotion
she was my rhythm section
she was my beat
no this was not by circumstance
because destiny has a purpose
and our past were on a path that crossed right now
and there we stood
in the middle of right now
forgetting a lifetime of mistakes that led us
to
right now
though some may mistake this a circumstance
this is
falling in love
right now
(?uiet Da Artist/copyright 2009)
