A Case For Kindness
I went to a coffee shop on a Friday morning.
When the young lady working behind the counter;
Without provocation and giving no warning;
Laid me out with a smile, a welcome, and a good morning.
Conveyed with conviction, it was touching and heartwarming;
So, not just hot coffee which warmed me that morning.
Whenever my touring took me near that shop,
I always made it a point to make a stop.
The young lady would hit me again and again;
With the brightest of smiles, a welcome, and a good morning.
And it wasn’t just me she treated in this manner;
All who came in received the same banter;
I had only been there but maybe thrice;
When it occurred to me, everyone in the place was nice;
It seems that smiles and kind words are some sort of disease;
Contagious and infectious they spread through a place;
And soon are emanating from every face;
I hope that I have made my case,
That a smile and some kindness can vaccinate,
From the depressions that afflict the human race.
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