the great teachers of the world
will tell you that it does not matter
what you do
so long as you do it with love.
however, even as you love,
a child is beaten by a father too drunk to remember,
a broken 16-year old first prostitutes herself ,
and a starving family huddles around the embers of a dying fire.
do you dare tell yourself
as you sip your 4-dollar coffee
that your actions are unimportant?
every gifted dollar feeds a person for a day,
every kind word mends broken spirits,
and every hour thoughtfully spent
shows someone they are not forgotten.
you alone cannot fix the world
but if you do nothing,
then you have not even tried.
