
{I met Atlas today}I met Atlas today -{I met Atlas today} by ~Sleepless-Shazaria
Slung over his shoulder was the weight of the world.
I suggested we set down our burdens,
And he smiled as his fingers uncurled.
It was strange to see him carry
His mass of troubles with such ease,
While I let my knapsack of problems
Sink me right down to my knees.
Spoke did we of ourselves;
Of what’s to be and what now is
This bench, a respite from my life,
Seemed a quiet hindrance in his.
We stayed, we smiled, we talked
Until without a care, off he twirled
And for the instant of instants, my knapsack
Felt like the lightest thing in the world.