As he rode down the escalator Eyes upon the next step Caution on his mind The throng of people Surrounding him like a fence Something told him to look up Was it an inkling Was it intuition Was it a premonition Was it fate But look up he did And in that moment their eyes met It was a mere seconds of a lifetime But they were both transfixed He going down She coming up A passing of two strangers Eyes locked Was this a flight of fancy Or the real thing He would never know For she was gone around the corner And he was on his way to work Destiny would have to prevail Someday but not today