give me the 5 o clock shadow and the side sweep

yea i'll take just that.

on another note.
i saw an old old friend.
she has one son, one daughter,
one baby daughter and one son in the oven.
her husband was instrumental in getting me through my high school years.

i remember one winter camp during high school,
he and i walked around the springs at the camp.
we were just admiring the scenery and marveling at the size of the trees.

talking accompanied our walk through the springs
and i don't know how we ever got to this
but he opened up and told me something about his and his wife's past.

they had pre-marital sex and she became pregnant.
they were young and he convinced her to get an abortion.
she did

now, so far away from that point.
they are married, and have four of the most beautiful kids ever.
but they quietly celebrate each year on the day,
their child that never was.

in that moment of his vulnerability, i saw his soul.
underneath a huge canopy of dried out branches,
and the odd timing of bird calls,
i saw a human soul.
sad, regretful and ashamed.

i witnessed a grown man down and out.
once again, i have no clue as to how our conversation ended up where it did,
but i will never forget that walk on that rickety bridge.

he opened up to me to let me know i could open to him.

he led a small group at the church i attended at the time.
he meant something different to each of us.
he showed me what real faith was.
living through pain and moving past your mistakes.

i'll never forget that conversation,
and he'll never know the impact he had on my life.

thank you so much

.i hate AI, haha its true.

-Lnk-