you'll be okay (the stranger)

i held his hand

it was lip and pale

tears streamed down my fast

my body shook with sobs

a hand rested on my shoulder

a gentle massage

i took my eyes off his face

stone cold with death

and looked into the eyes of a kind stranger

wide with love and anguish

i didn't know him - he was a stranger

but still i knew him

those blue eyes and kind face

blue so calm and peaceful

he knew my pain

he could see right through my soul

three words he uttered

not out loud

i felt not heard those words

you'll be okay