It's easier when you are not playing

I was going by the road,
alone.
Met many strangers, greeted many friends.
some corner saw some stranger
greeted strangely,
unable to get the meaning
repeated same mockingly.
The journey didn't end
and I walked down the road.
one day while crossing a garden
got to see same thing again..
But, this time lucky enough
to get the words which remain,