I realised meeting him on the road to the riverbank is no longer possible. However, on the road he had walked once, there was enough distance for me to cover.
Sadly, poetry always follows me around like a debt collector. I scribble a line or two here and there out of sheer desperation to divert its constant attention from me.
After hundreds of doubts were dispelled, faith established itself. But all it took was one stray thought from an inquisitive mind to knock it off its feet.