Anita-Corbo

There was a moment in time when our clocks turned back & it got darker earlier a couple weeks ago. I witnessed a very small gesture from a man in blue that didn't involve guns, shootouts or high-speed chasing.

It touched me. My heart skipped a beat. I thought I fell in love quite quickly (a crush, really) but I never met him face-to-face. 😍

I was driving along a busy road in the dark & swerved quickly after seeing a police officer's car stopped on the right-hand side with its lights flashing. It caught my eye really quickly but I thought I saw a deer buck quietly sitting in the road positioned directly behind the police car.

The poor deer was just looking about. Very calmly. With its head held high, its antlers rising tall. Naively watching traffic go by. Almost dumb-looking, like it really had no clue what was going on.

The reality of the situation was I believe the cop pulled over to help the deer from getting caught in the crosshairs of traffic. Maybe he parked there to calm the deer down because it was a rather busy time of day & it would cause a lot of commotion or traffic accidents if the buck went wildly crazy. Obviously he was alerting other drivers to let them know there was an animal sitting in the road so no-one would get hurt. Honestly, I wasn’t up close to assess the situation so I don’t know for sure, but it was just a superficial observation.

After I swerved & passed, I had this crazy impulse to turn around & introduce myself. I needed to see who this officer was that was so considerate & thoughtful. So I drove & finished my errand real quickly, got back into the car & made a beeline for the way back. I was searching for the officer & deer & focusing on the far left-side of the road, quickly scanning in the dark.

My heart dropped. They were gone already. It had only been 5 to 10 minutes & it looked like the situation had already been neutralized. 🙁

Awww, I said to myself, I really wanted to meet this person. (It could have probably been a female cop for all I know, but my curiosity had gotten the best of me).

Well, I’m married so maybe this confession sounds rather corny. And it’s not even a confession but only an insight into sometimes my thought processes. We are all allowed to have innocent impulses, aren’t we? Especially if they don't mean anything more than wanting to just meet a kind person.

I was willing to just say ‘Hi'. 🖐

Nothing more. That’s all.

Sometimes you don't have to read too deeply into a situation. Sometimes it's just that. A simple impulsive kind-hearted gesture.

After all, he performed an innocent gesture on his part, didn't he?

😍👮😍