Deceit

I see him sleeping on a bench

at the train station next to my home

I haven't seen him awake.

Neither the whistles of constant streaming trains

nor the work talks

of working people wake him up

But one day he stood up

and shouted at people

his eyes were red,

maybe because of excessive sleeping.

His words were not clear 

but the pain in his eyes was real.

Everybody was confused around him

his words weren't making any sense

And that agitated him even more.

I went to him and offered him some water

and an old granola bar from my bag. 

He ate the granola bar in 2 bites

and drank all the water from my 32 oz hydro flask bottle.

He smiled at me,

there was no more pain in his eyes,

He was not shouting anymore.

He looked at me and at everybody 

at that train station for 2 minutes,

mumbled few words

and went back to his sleep again.

I now give him food and water everyday

to see the pain in his eyes disappear.