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Threads & Little Things
June 12, 2024
For Naomi Shihab
To be kind is a hard thing.
Unlike like lifting a boulder,
It’s emotionally straining.
Forcing one to catch the thread of sorrows
Of other people.
To know is to be able to put yourself
in others shoes.
To understand,
is to walk a mile in them.
It’s no simple task,
But kindness can come in many ways.
Many forms.
Large acts to little acts.
Such a small pat on a back
Or a joke to make one laugh
Is an act of its own.
It may be unintentional
Or unacknowledged,
Yet slowly the threads will weave together
Into a bundle of warmth.
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This piece is a response poem to Naomi Shihab's poem, Kindness.