When she saw him that afternoon

she was, at first, disoriented


in an instant her vision adjusted
she was no longer seeing the man in front of her


She was seeing, instead, the boy she remembered
the one she knew all those years ago

when his eyes were bright and hopeful   

 when they shared the same version of the future

 

He waved and walked her way,  

she took a breath to wonder

did his vision change as well ?