sitting on the floor,

with a book in her lap,

she’d never read before.

She sat Indian style,

hair falling in her eyes,

ignoring distant chatter

of teenage girls & guys.

She wasn’t like the rest

at the age of seventeen,

wearing cool clothes,

and in the fashion scene.

And as the sun was fading,

into a distant – – quiet sky,

a young man walked up,

acting kind of shy.

He sat down beside her,

with a little apprehension,

and asked about the book

capturing her attention.

She looked at him & smiled,

much to his surprise …

as she whispered “The Bible”,

and pushed the hair from her eyes.