sometimes, lost in thought
i come to realize how much one person means to me

a single act
can change the course of my life
from a simple, 'hi, what's your name?'
can lead to a conversation
to a house visit
to a night full of crying
because you're finally comfortable with another human being

and it gets to the point
when you realize
a simple hi
made you feel needed
and now, without that hi
you quite possibly
wouldn't even be alive.