Watching, my friend witnessed the brief encounter

That day I was neither here nor there

Aimlessly floating towards the abyss

Turning from Heaven's orb

Only he could catch me at Orpheus' gate

Eyes of the damned

All gazed upon such a rare radiant presence

Willing Nature's fairest handiwork to redeem them

But faithfully it was me that he chose

Omniscient, my friend smiled at the brief encounter.

Natasha Haidar © 2003