A beautiful #bekindr poem submitted to us by Debbie Rodriguez, a Certified Consulting Hypnotist
KINDNESS CIRCA 2009
Momma once said –
how kind to forgive, then went on
cleaning. I wondered
who have you forgiven? then went
on dreaming.
Closed eyes reveal anger
like tiger snarls snarled
within chest cavity and bone –
how could you?
I go on
screaming.
Why allow freedom
when you gave none, so I go on
humming – building cages
from within.
Momma once said – to endure
is greater than to dare. I wondered, when
have you ever danced?
then went on drawing
ballerinas atop berlin walls.
Little girl! Little girl! –
Where did I lose you?
She sits in snarls painting
tigers out of rainbows, and resisting –
waiting. She has unearthed
truth: life shrinks
or expands
in proportion to one’s
courage. Not for him
or her
or you, or she.
Instead: kindness begins
within – it was
never meant for cages.