The River
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If I were to tell you: “A man crossed a river.”
And were to ask you: “How?”
What would you say?

And if were to tell you: “There is a bridge.”
Would you say he took it?
And would you ever truly know?

And if I were to tell you: “He waded through the shallows.”
What would you say if I asked you: “Why?”
Would you ever really know?

And if I were to say: “This is the man who crossed the river.”
And showed you his face.
If I told you his name.
Could you tell me why?

And if I said: “This man with me once crossed a river.”
Would you ask him: “Why?”
Or just let him go: never knowing?