"Remember, there's no right and wrong in songwriting. There's just good and bad."
- A certain local songwriter
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Today, walking through Junction 8 I noticed a girl of about twenty clutching a silver Esquire flyer, looking worried and lost, leaning against the wall, eyes searching the crowd for someone. As I continued on amidst the busy flow of people I noticed another a minor disturbance, a person who stood out. Instead of bustling, scurrying or striding her way forward, she circled a spot, directionless and aimless.
Moving closer, I saw she was a woman of about forty, she seemed almost frantic. She was scanning the throng of people for someone too, and shouted a foreign name into the wall of noise, futile. She clutched a silver Esquire flyer in her hand. I considered talking to her, and perhaps pointing her in the direction of the girl, the possibly of embarrassment wrestling with a voice inside me telling me to help her in her distress. I decided that potentially helping her would be worth the potential cost, and I walked right by her without slowing down or saying a word.