My Beautiful World
I overheard a conversation on the subway train the other day
“This world has become such an ugly place”, is what I heard them say.
Then those words got me to thinking, just why might that be?
What is it that is happening now that makes us appear ugly?
Then somehow it occurred to me, while I was thinking and sitting down
That women all around me were standing there with a frown.
The first thing that was obvious and I was shocked it had happened to me
But somewhere along the way I had forgotten about acting with chivalry.
“Here ma’am have my seat”, are the words that I said,
People all around me looked as if I had two heads.
Even the woman stared and glared at me not moving toward the seat
“I am no weaker than you are”, she said, “I can stand on my own two feet.”
And just for a moment of time that seemed like an eternity
Nobody dared make a sound as eyes stared at the seat empty.
Than an older lady standing nearby said, “I’ll take your seat, young man”
“I haven’t seen some one so polite since I lost my poor husband.”
“It’s so nice seeing in this world gone mad someone still has courtesy.”
And suddenly, right then and there, a beautiful feeling started growing in me.
This world may seem ugly to us when we look out through our eyes
But the beauty still remains in there, we’ve just locked it deep inside.
If we want others to be beautiful, first it’s something we must be
And we still have the power to confront all the bad things that we see.
I held doors open and smiled that day and have forever more
Even for those liberated souls who think I’m such a bore.
Although this beauty is lost on some and probably forever shall be
I still find that one-hundred in one who appreciates my chivalry.
And every time a women or child smiles a smile right back at me
It makes my world seem beautiful and so much less ugly.
Entry in the A Simple Reminder contest
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