I do not know...

I do not know you, but
I see you—

A thought leader
Not having hurt me.

Disagreeing at times,
Respectfully

I do not know you, but
I see you in your family—

An expression of hope
A manifestation of your dreams.

I do not know you, but
I see you moving in Love—

Not lost in smoke and mirrors,
Uplifting spirits.

Acknowledging one's own hands
Can reshape their life.

I do not know you, but
I see you in the lives you've touched—

In the hearts now broken;
In the fears I have

Facing the realities at hand.
I do not know you, but

I see you.
I grieve with the masses—

Disquieted and restless, I pray
With undiminished endurance

And unwavering faith.
I do not know why

Some things happen
Only that I, too, must

Believe in the Almighty's Plan.