Kind Words

‘Dream big’ my dad said

And I did, for a moment—

life’s not so simple.

London and Paris:

An old man begs me for bread,

Where’s the beauty?

Defeat trailed me home

My mom’s tears forced me to smile

Quote: ‘Good things will come.’

How do you go on?

Stranger in the rain answers:

‘Look up—sun’s coming out.’

The muffled clink of coins in a paper cup reminds me,

Salvation lies in kind words and small deeds.