Kindness went out and got itself
a new engine—a four-hundred horsepower
twin turbo 3.3 liter V-6 engine.
Something with real oomph.
Something that provides a bit of giddy-up
when the loving gets tough. Turns out
kindness likes horsepower.
A lot of horsepower. Plus it sprung
for direct fuel injection to maximize
its power output. Everyone thinks
kindness prefers things quiet and calm,
but kindness is ready for action—
ready to take on the world,
ready to travel every back road,
every highway, every main street
and get this ever-loving show on the road.
There’s a whole lot of loving to do.
Laughing, smiling, ready to roll. Va-voom!
Let’s roll!!!
“Everyone thinks/kindness prefers things quiet and calm,…”
Au contraire, eh? Kindness ain’t for wimps.
LOVE this comment, kindness ain’t for wimps. That’s for sure. Never more important. And not always so easy.
We don’t call them “thoughts of kindness,” but ACTS of kindness. Your poem points that out.
Thanks, Elizabeth! Yes–just so!