September 13, 2016

POINT  OF  VIEW 

I'm not sure of this,
in fact, I don't know if I ever will be,
but at some point 
we all need to discover
that everyone has a different 
point of view. We can't interview
everyone, so maybe some cab driver
in Madrid or Hanoi thinks the same as I think.
In the meanwhile this other person we're
with is not hearing what I'm saying 
with my meanings and history and mystery
and vice versa.
Got that - better remember that - 
and it will lead to less frustration,
less divorces, and interesting bar talk,
soup suppers, coffee breaks, and bus rides.
Enough for now....

© Andy Costello, Reflections, 2016

Photo: Chicago Union Station 1943