You are still the child who gently
places
fallen baby birds back in their nests.
You are still the soft soul that gets
your heart broken over cruel words
and awful acts when you watch the news.
You are still the gentle heart who once
tried to heal a flower by trying to stick
its petals back when ignorant feet trampled it.
This is why you are important.
This is why you will always be needed.
Kindness is the greatest endangered thing.
And here you are, existing, with your heart so full of
it.
