sometimes you meet someone who isn't earthbound
like the rest of us
gabriel descended on the alley in black coat and dark glasses
he didn't say anything
he didn't save anyone
and the man in the corner store says, sing like a muezzin
and the man in the corner store says, walk like a caravan
i am a wanderer in a desert
i hold no claim on his religion
but i love gabriel like an icon
so his mysteries stay hidden
he didn't say anything
he didn't save anyone
sometimes you love someone who isn't earthbound
like the rest of us
who flew down from berlin like a restless falcon
he didn't say anything
he didn't save anyone
© 1994 paula pryce