You Who Gift Me a Smile

For my friend, who 

sent me a letter in the mail even though 

we see each other every day, just 

so she could gift me a card and 

a lovely little poem; 

For my other friend, who 

sang with me on the bus 

to a math competition, who 

wrote a poem to convince me 

I'm still myself; 

For the lunch monitor, who 

gives me and just about anyone 

a smile and 

who gave my friend a hug 

when she got her license, beaming and 

letting it reach her eyes; 

For the boy who texts me almost 

every night, just 

to ask me about my day, who 

put a song on our playlist  

about the stars, and 

even though I can't tell what they're screaming 

in the lyrics, I 

still love it; 

For all of you who 

say hello to people and 

smile as you say it, and 

let your heart flood with 

little kindnesses and the flowers bursting 

from the pages of your soul: 

Thank you.