Do-Gooder
Effort may be a true sign of devotion.
It comes, most beautifully, in the altruism
of little gestures
unconscious
yet loving...
sometimes it is forced, as in a smile,
when the last thing we want to do
is bare our teeth
behind upturned lips.
Yet we will anyways,
since the one received in return is usually genuine.
occasionally, we exert ourselves in ways
which we never would have
chosen
but,
ultimately
are for the fortitude
of the kin, the folks, the village,
and we are the true reaper
of the life well-spent.
Copyright © Shayna Earnest | Year Posted 2008
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