Poem: I Once Asked a Stranger

A little poem to brighten your day:

I once asked a stranger

Where he was heading to

I wish I’d asked that stranger

If I could have gone too

I once asked my teacher

What she was teaching for

I wish I’d asked that teacher

If I could learn some more

I once asked a foreigner

What he was doing here

I wish I’d asked that foreigner

To travel with me, a year

I once asked myself

What my purpose was

I answered to myself

Simply, just, because.