Kindness

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Momma says to always be kind...

I'm not sure if I know what kindness is.

Today Lindsay broke her crayon,

I gave her mine.

I told mama and she said I did the right thing,

But I say I didn't want to give her my crayon.

Momma just smiles at this and says,

Don't worry kindness seeps into us all like age.

Before we know it we are all to kind for our own good,

Especially you Kareema,

You've got it in you,

I know it.

Then she kisses my forehead

Then she zooms off in a flurry of skirts

I think

I've been doing a lot of that...

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