He was a stranger crossing my path
Where is it you go? he asked
Where is it you aim?
Could your purpose be the same?
Do you know the answer to this road
we travel and why it is we met?
I hunched down and sat beside him,
he looked so content within the mystery
that I thought some ray of insight
might suddenly design to impact
on my mind
I've known him since he was a kitten
Does one ever know a cat?

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