A Future Untold

A bridge of words, hesitantly built,

Across a gulf, unknown, uncrossed.

Two voices met, by chance or by will,

A tentative melody, barely tossed.

Simple phrases, testing the air,

Weathering silence, a curious thing.

Topics like pebbles, scattered with care,

To see if a current, a spark, would take wing.

Awkward pauses, moments to breathe,

Thoughts half-formed, then gently expressed.

A mutual quest, a comfort to cleave,

Beyond the surface, a connection confessed.

The language of strangers, polite and unsure,

Yet laced with a hint of what might unfold.

A shared laugh, a smile that endures,

A story beginning, a future untold.