Dear Joe le taxi... You picked me up even though I signaled St. James and you were not headed in that direction, I had to walk two extra blocks because of it, but everything happens for a reason.
While I was walking I saw a lady, who I had seen exactly one week ago, she had on a skirt (around which was draped a 50th anniversary drapery) and a blouse, jacket and black sneakers, she held a Trinidad flag over her shoulder so at first glance she came off as being patriotic, but when I saw her today the flag and clothing were damp and slightly dirty and her sneakers pressed down in the back.
Today she was ahead of me, and i saw her holding her stomach. I walk fast so soon I was along side her. We were both next to a new building now and she looked up and said "looks like new apartments" I nodded and said that our offices, she replied looks expensive but pretty still and smiled. She wished me every single holiday wish I could think of and told me to have a nice day. As I walked away she told me she was from princess town "I've come a really long way" she said "I'm learning all the streets in port of Spain, I like to walk by PNM and Tranquility school" I smiled and walked in the direction of school.
I wished that there was something that I could do, I was wary about giving her money because I didn't know how it would be spent, the guy i usually buy breakfast from was not there, so I just kept walking as I turned the corner to walk in to school I saw a pie lady I had never noticed before so I bought a bottle of water and a pie, turned back around and went to find her.
She was outside the PNM building when I caught up to her she turned around and saw me and smiled, she's really good at that, I told her for your journey and handed her the things, her face lit up even more than before. I have never met a more grateful person in my life, she walked me back to school and we talked the whole way.
she told me that her mother had passed away week (the same day I saw her), that she was an only child and her name, I told her mine and she bestowed gods full blessings on me, she told me there's hope for the world with young people like me around, and that she wants me to get distinctions in my major, said she won't forget my name and will hail me out every time she sees me. She said she hopes we meet again and that I made her morning.
The truth is she made my morning, her spirit and good nature. I feel blessed having been able to encounter, interact with and be able to help such a beautiful soul. It's easy to see people, see them in need and look the other way, thinking there is nothing you can do for them, it's easy to forget that these people are people too, that they have or had families.
I don't think I'll soon forget you Miss A from princess town :) ♥
Much Love • Much Light
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