Recently I've been trying to walk daily over lunch, trying to create a new habit of daily exercise to go along with my desk job. There's a wooded area that I enjoy walking in, with a well-used trail through the trees next to a small river. The path I take makes a figure eight winding up close to where you start. I had walked most of my regular loop when I happened to look out towards the river from the trail. I saw a man standing in the river. The river is down an embankment from the trail, so I could only see him from the shoulders up, but his motions made it clear that he was taking a bath in the river. Our eyes met and it was clear he knew that I had seen him, but I kept walking and let him finish his business.
I was a little surprised by seeing the man, but there are lots of homeless people in our area and I realized that this park is a good area for them to find shelter. As I turned my eyes back to the trail, a thin silver/gray snake slithered off the trail right in front of me, and I jumped! I recognized his markings as a harmless garter snake, but any snake on the trail always startles me. I paused just long enough to let the snake get off the trail, then continued my walk. This day was turning out to be full of surprises.
I have been trying to increase the length of my daily walk, so I made a second circuit of my usual trail. This, of course, eventually brought me back to where I had seen the man bathing. I looked for him, but he was gone so I kept walking.
My curiosity got the better of me, and I turned around and stepped off the trail towards the riverbank. There he was, squatting next to the water, hidden from the trail by the embankment. He was naked, and wet. I think he was squatting to stay out of sight but in the sunlight trying to dry off. He had blond shoulder-length hair and a beard. He had wide shoulders and muscled arms and legs. He stared at me with beautiful eyes that were neither inviting nor intimidating. He looked - curious - as if he was wondering what I wanted from him, and why I had left to trail to find him.
I may never understand why I did this, but I climbed down the embankment to meet him. I offered him my hand and said, "Hi, I'm Sam." He shook my hand quickly but said nothing, keeping his eyes down. From this position I caught a glimpse of his cock hanging between his legs. It was long even though it was completely soft. I quickly averted my eyes, but he noticed and smirked a little.
"Can I talk with you?" I asked. A quick nod was his only response. He still hadn't moved from the squat. He was not shy in front of me but didn't want to be seen from the trail.
"Are you doing ok out here?" Again, a quick nod was his only response.
"Staying warm enough at night?"
This time he spoke. "I have a camp." A head jerk indicated the direction towards a thicker part of the woods. "I do fine."
"Military?"
He nodded again. I suspect he's one of the many ex-military guys that join the ranks of the homeless when they get out and discover they really aren't equipped to deal with civilian life. I feel for these men. They served their country, and their country abandoned them. Maybe that's what compelled me to climb down the bank to join him. Maybe he could tell, and that's why he let me. I'll never know.
And it's not like there's anything I can do for him. Oh, I have about $50 in my pocket, and I'll leave it with him when I go, but recognizing him as a man worth meeting and speaking with is probably more valuable.
I tried talking for a while but got short answers and nods. It was clear he had seen some bad shit, but no details were forthcoming. Pretty typical for guys in his situation. Holding so much trauma inside makes it impossible to live with people who haven't experienced that, people who have expectations for "normal" human responses that he can't live up to anymore.
"Anything you need?" I asked, running out of ideas for conversation.
"I could use a blow job," he said, straight-faced.
I don't know if he was trying to make me uncomfortable or really wanted a blow job, but I had no problem giving him one - and more if he was interested. I'd say it was my way of supporting the troops, but that's bullshit. We're just two men alone in the wild, and horny. Him being all naked in front of me certainly had my juices flowing.