Be Kind

A call and response with Moudi Sbeity's poem, "Beautifully"

Be Kind
It is about…behaving as beautifully as one can under completely impossible circumstances. 
—Toni Morrison

The snail creeping
across the road,
a few seconds to move it.
Lame old woman struggling 
her grocery cart
caught on the steps,
Five minutes to offer
a hand, warm greeting
I may be the only person
she speaks with today.
Opportunities.

This life, cruel, radiant,
painful, rare, shockingly 
short      
The call:
impossible circumstances
behave beautifully now