National Poetry Month, V.7.0, Day 12

Good news is amazing.  I received some last night that I cannot share too openly - mostly because I'm not sure I'm supposed to know it yet - but it's very exciting for me, personally and professionally.  It reminded me of something that is very simple, really, but that I know I don't do all the time: Say a kind word.  It dawned on me early this morning that our world is a very sarcastic and cynical place, and that it's very easy to fall into that kind of lifestyle.  It's easy to make the joke that shouldn't be made, go for the cheap laugh that hurts someone, etc.  It's not so easy to remember to say the kind thing.  That's something I need to do more of in my personal life, and maybe something the world as a whole needs more of:  Let's say the kind thing, and do the kind thing.  Particularly in our current political climate, kindness is lacking.  So, today's poem is my way of reminding me to be kind, always.

Thanks for reading,

Me

when kind words are spoken

nothing changes, really,
but in that small moment,
a few words make all the difference -
make the light a little brighter, 
and life a little sweeter,
give the strength to continue,
and courage, too -
courage to hope and believe that
no matter what,
all will be well.