I catch my breath, 

He looks like someone I once knew, 

Man with a Hat, 

sitting on the ground, 

asking for coins and bits of bread, 

Let it not be you I think, 

I mutter to myself, 

I toss him a coin, 

Man with a Hat, 

he smiles, 

God bless yer, 

Ma'am, 

He says, 

I breathe a sigh of relief, 

That it is not you, 

But some other poor soul, 

Fallen on hard times, 

I send a blessing, 

Up into the night air, 

So only the angels can ♥ hear.