As I walked along the road, I saw him from afar.
The sight of him troubled me.
He sat there alone on the cold, wet pavement.
He had nothing to shelter him from the chill and rain.
He had some bags around him.
Old paper bags, a shabby briefcase, and a broken pram.
I found myself slightly deviating in my course.
I didn’t want to walk too close to where he sat.
I didn’t want to disturb him, so I told myself.
But in reality, it was because he troubled me.
Yes, the sight of him deeply disturbed me.
I tried to pretend that I had not seen his fragile, broken, forgotten person.
To no avail.