The Gospel Man
Have you ever heard the old tale of the Gospel Man? Well my friends, take a seat, because I’ve got a story to share. Not a story I read, not one passed down, but one I lived. It happened on two days. Same spot, different settings. The first night was late — about 11 PM. I was smoking under the dark sky, and there he was: under the gazebo, headphones in, singing. Not humming, not mumbling — singing. Gospel. Opera. His voice raised like he was performing for the heavens, even though the only audience was me. I thought nothing of it at first. Just some guy in his own world. I smoked, I left, and by the time I was done, he was gone. A glitch in the night, maybe. But then it happened again. This time, during the day. I walked down the path into the forest near that same spot, and there he was again — not under a roof, but in the open trees, singing with the same force. Same headphones, same song, same presence. That’s when I knew it wasn’t coincidence. That’s when I knew this wasn’t just ra...