In Silence He Walked By Poem by Francis Duggan

His hearing may not have been good or so i thought so
For he did not reply when to him i said hello
To me he did not have any words for to say
As he passed in silence without even looking my way
Or maybe he did have worries of his own
Far greater than any worries i have or would ever have known
I have come to realize my biggest worry of all
Compared to the worries of some very small
The magpie larks in the park were singing pee wee
As he passed on in silence oblivious to me
Where sadness lives he would not feel out of place
The cares of the World were in his sad face
My greeting to him did not earn a reply
With head slightly bowed in silence he walked by.