Just the other day,
I w a s i n some [public place] w i t h m y f a m i l y ,
( w h e n t h i s w o m a n a p p r o a c h e d m e . )
A friend of my parents, I expected her to just
- - >>talk some small talk with my mom and dad.<<- - -
{ B u t , n o . } She started talking to me.
"Honey, I cannot just get over how g o r g e o u s you are.
You're so t a l l , you're hair is such a pretty color, and
y o u ' r e s o [ *+b e a u t i f u l ] --
- - - - - - > > > > Y o u c o u l d b e a m o d e l . "
( I could tell she meant it. )
.:.Looking.:.:.up.:.:.to.:.:. see.:.:. my.:.:. parents.:.:.both.:.
[ n o d d i n g i n a g r e e m e n t ] and
(( s m i l i n g p r o u d l y d o w n a t m e , ))
I thanked the woman, smiling more g e n u i n e l y
t h a n I h a d i n a long time.
Now, as I sit here ( l o o k i n g i n t h e m i r r o r , )
- - - - > > > I wonder when the day will come
When I believe her.