An Indelible encounter

Waiting at the concert gates,
music stuck in his ears
and a video player in his hand,
attracted by a ramones T
he pretentiously walked upto us
and
what started as small talk,
took us into the depths of his life.

an engaging man of sorts,
he loved his music and adored Cliff,
watching three shows of his for a week,
one day he met "the idol".
recalling two encounters of his with Cliff,
subtly taught us a couple of rules of life,
one shouted "kill piracy"
the other screamed "humility".

a man well spent,
another case of "meagre beginnings"
he battled life hard in the face.

merely with a weapon of 'belief',
'punctuality' his armour,
and the 'sharp' mind of a general
he reached the top of his game.

Craig then wafted away into thin air,
but his advice clouds me in thick smoke,
"Believe in yourself,and the world will be yours",he said
but
"when too heavy,
the weight of the world will only be shared by your parents" he smiled