Listen,
if this is it,
this smiling
at strangers,
this dreaming
with others
of new ways
to be kind
in a world that
relentlessly
reminds us
how cruel
the world can be,
if this is it,
this story
of a woman
who found a circle
of petals surrounding
her car,
if this is it,
then let the head
learn to trust what
the heart knows—
that love is a door
we can choose
to walk through
at any moment.
Here, take my hand.
Let’s move through
that door together.