Everything hangs

Everything hangs

By a thread.

The turn of a head,

One way,

Or another.

The toss of a coin,

Chance meetings

When least expected.

Holding a door,

Leaving it open

To a stranger.

And in an instant,

That seems to linger,

Longer than a lifetime,

You see

Something in the smile,

Your eyes meet

And they look

So familiar,

Even though

You have never met,

And yet…

When the timing

Is right

The briefest,

Of encounters

Change lives.

Unplanned moments,

Change worlds.

Small scenes,

Assume significance,

Become the drivers

Of our journey,

The directors of our fate.