{"id":176,"date":"2026-05-12T00:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twistyroads.net\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2026-05-12T00:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:54:48","slug":"almost-seen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/twistyroads.net\/?page_id=176","title":{"rendered":"Almost Seen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Christopher Humphrey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I just so happened to see, by chance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such a peculiar sight, I had to glance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It occurred during the height of day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the lines of faces, a happy array<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can scarcely believe I saw it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one seemed to mind it, not one bit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It so cleverly blended in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the proverbial needle in the stack<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That nobody could see the torrent within<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or the self-inflicted attack<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The anomaly entranced me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This being void of glee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so I went<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like a hound on a scent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through an alley and past a shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not once did we stop<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our journey stretched on for hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I began to count each brick in the road<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And all the flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I studied him and the melancholy that flowed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, we had reached the strand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My feet settled softly in the sand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His feet, however, did not<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They carried him to the sea, without a second thought<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I stood there<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watching<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waiting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listening<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I almost ran after him<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I knew better<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One thought remained<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Did my presence play a small part<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In soothing that fragmentary heart?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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