Excuse me sir
I’m searching for
A man who’s lost alone

He left to seek
A distant dream
And wandered far from home

His eyes belie
His wretched smile
A vacant glare of sorrow

His goal forgotten
He’ll know no peace
He’s pursuing a lost shadow

So excuse me sir
You’ll pardon me
If I come across too eager

This man I knew
From days long past
He had a certain demeanour

My memory fails
Why your grin’s so familiar
But I’m a little too proud to say

So I’ll give a fake smirk,
Continue my search
And bid you on your way