She Sees You Seeing Her

The look isn't hostile. It isn't grateful either. Just a glance that says: you're in my eyeline, so now you exist. She's navigating her journey alone. You don't know what she's thinking because she's not performing for you. Most strangers telegraph something - rush, boredom, irritation. She's just moving through space, the same as the pigeons. Your confusion is your problem. You want a story: brave, lonely, defiant. She wants milk and bread. She turns the corner. What made you assume her life needed your interpretation?

Listen: "Independence Day" by Elliott Smith – https://youtu.be/HM5Oo2rY59k?si=Z495SOBo0fNRckcS

Read: The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis – The Guardian review: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/11/undoing-project-michael-lewis-review-amos-tversky-daniel-kahneman-behavioural-psychology

Watch: The Straight Story (1999) dir. David Lynch – https://youtu.be/BauhJIjn9Uk?si=eRkuyER_pdi7NDYJ